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The Ten News, News For Curious Kids

Animals in the News, Media Madness, and Dino Discoveries

The Ten News, News For Curious Kids

Small But Mighty Media

Education For Kids, Kids & Family, News

4.4 β€’ 702 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 11 December 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

10 Things You Need to Know 1. America's Favorite Albino Alligator ❀️ 2. A Retriever Rescue πŸ›Ÿ 3. Swimming & Scrolling πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ 4. Teens Tuning Out the News πŸ“‰ 5. New York Times vs. the Pentagon πŸ—žοΈ 6. GameStop's Big Trade-in πŸ’Έ 7. Dinousaur Discovery πŸ‘£ 8. Geminid Meteor Shower πŸ’« 9. Behind the Black Death πŸ’€ 10. Spotify Wrapped is Back 🎧

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0:00.0

Hey, Rye, you ready to...

0:02.6

Oh, oh my goodness, what in the mess is going on here?

0:08.4

Pam, a room is always messiest right before it is clean.

0:12.8

I think you just made that up.

0:15.0

What are you searching for exactly?

0:17.5

I'm looking for my oldest Pokemon cards.

0:19.1

I heard that GameStop just paid someone $30,000 for one. I know they're in one of these bags of stuff. You know, that card was in

0:27.3

mint condition, right? What's a mint condition? Okay, we'll get to that after we start the show. I'm

0:34.4

Pamela Kirkland. And I'm Ryan Willard. It's Thursday, December 11th.

0:38.3

This is 10 things you need to know.

0:41.1

10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5, 4, 3.2. 1.

0:48.8

The first thing you need to know is some sad news out of San Francisco, California.

0:54.5

Claude, the rare and much-loved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30.

1:01.9

Born in 1995 with albinism, a genetic mutation that made him appear bright white,

1:07.8

Claude started life at an alligator farm in Louisiana before moving to the California Academy of Sciences in 2008.

1:15.6

He called the museum home for 17 years, touching the hearts of countless visitors, and becoming an unofficial mascot,

1:22.6

so much so that kiddos often left with their own mini-Claude stuffed animal.

1:28.8

Claude was also an unofficial mascot to the city, showing up in ads at bus stops and light rail

1:34.2

stations, and he even found his way into children's books.

1:38.3

To Claude and his fans, this isn't goodbye. It's just, see-a-later-later.

1:44.9

Up next, a successful rescue mission at Ocean Beach in San Diego, California.

1:50.2

Sadie, a black Labrador retriever mix, escaped out of the front door of the home where she

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