As Bay Area residents mourned the death of Claude the albino alligator this week, the California Academy of Sciences received the results of a necropsy.
The 30-year-old reptile died of liver cancer.
Steinhart Aquarium Senior Director Bart Shepherd said Claude had been showing signs of illness for the last month, including reluctance to eat, and was on antibiotics for a suspected infection. He was scheduled to visit UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine for imaging tests this week, but was found dead early Tuesday morning…