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Thornicroft's giraffe
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Thornicroft's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti), also known as the Rhodesian giraffe or Luangwa giraffe, is a subspecies of giraffe. It is sometimes considered a species in its own right (as Giraffa thornicrofti)[2] or a subspecies of the Masai giraffe (as Giraffa tippelskirchi thornicrofti).[3][4][5] It is geographically isolated, occurring only in Zambia’s South Luangwa Valley.[6] An estimated 550 live in the wild, with no captive populations. Its lifespan is 22 years for males and 28 years for females.[7] The ecotype was originally named after Harry Scott Thornicroft, a commissioner in what was then North-Eastern Rhodesia and later Northern Rhodesia.
Thornicroft's giraffe | |
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Thornicroft's giraffe in Mfuwe, Zambia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Giraffidae |
Genus: | Giraffa |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | G. c. thornicrofti |
Trinomial name | |
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti Lydekker, 1911 | |
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Range in purple | |
Synonyms | |
G. thornicrofti |