Zambia Philately: Thornicroft’s Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti)

Thornicroft’s giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti), also known as the Luangwa giraffe, is a subspecies of giraffe. It is geographically isolated, occurring only in Zambia’s South Luangwa Valley. The ecotype was originally named after Harry Scott Thornicroft, a commissioner in what was then North-Eastern Rhodesia and later Northern Rhodesia.