It makes sense for Claude to be where he is since he would not have survived in the wild. This book is about Claude though and about his turtle friends. The penguins there who are so entertaining (there is a penguin cam for remote viewing!) drive me nuts about their habitat in particular, although I’m also upset about many of the other creatures there. I have a love-hate relationship with the California Academy of Sciences museum in my city. They know that Claude's differences are exactly what makes him special.Ĭlaude includes back matter with answers to frequently asked questions about the famous alligator, including information about albinism in animals.
The turtles didn't mind at all that Claude was different! And neither do the millions of people who visit him every year. With Bonnie gone, Claude began to interact with the five enormous snapping turtles who shared his swamp. But then Claude was alone again-or was he? Unfortunately, Bonnie didn't like Claude's differences either, so she was moved to another home. He made a 2,800 mile journey to his new home, where he had a surprise-he would share his swamp with Bonnie, an alligator who the scientists hoped would be a friend for Claude. One day, scientists at the California Academy of Sciences heard about him and asked the zoo if he could come and live in the Academy's swamp. So Claude went to a special zoo that cared for alligators where he lived in a pen by himself. The other hatchings avoided him, and his color made him vulnerable to predators. His story started almost 25 years ago in Louisiana, where he hatched out of his egg to discover he looked different from the other hatchlings. "Ultimately, Claude’s hopeful tale is a celebration of individuality and the joy in finding those who appreciate you for exactly who you are."- BooklistĬlaude is a celebrity alligator and the mascot for San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 March 2015.Claude is the story of the California Academy of Sciences' beloved albino alligator, from his birth in Louisiana to his present day life in his swamp at the Academy.
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Smith's basic salary will be $1.4 million, plus "target annual bonus opportunity will be 200% of his annual base salary", and "long-term incentive award opportunities" in Sotheby's shares. In March 2015, Sotheby's announced that Smith would succeed William F. įrom February 2014 to March 2015, Smith was president and CEO of New York's Madison Square Garden, doubling net profits in the second half of that year. įor five years until 2014, Smith worked for Cablevision in a variety of executive positions. Smith was CEO of the US branch of Reed Business Information.
He later received an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a George F. Van de Velde Prize for outstanding junior independent work. Smith graduated with an AB from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1987 after completing a 124-page long senior thesis titled "The Philosophical Transformation of Constitutional Privacy." While a student at Princeton, Smith received the R.W. Smith is also an adjunct professor at New York University's Stern School of Business. (born June 1965) is an American businessman, the former president and chief executive officer of Sotheby's. Caroline Mitchell Fitzgibbons (1997–present)
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