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The '''Rhodesian giraffe''' (''Giraffa tippelskirchi,'' formerly ''Giraffa thornicrofti''), also known as '''Thornicroft’s giraffe''', is a giraffe currently deemed synonymous with the Luangwa giraffe,<ref>Wilson, and Reeder. "Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti." Mammal Species of the World. Bucknell University, n.d. Web. 2 May 2014. | The '''Rhodesian giraffe''' (''Giraffa tippelskirchi,'' formerly ''Giraffa thornicrofti''), also known as '''Thornicroft’s giraffe''', is a giraffe currently deemed synonymous with the Luangwa giraffe,<ref>Wilson, and Reeder. "Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti." Mammal Species of the World. Bucknell University, n.d. Web. 2 May 2014. | ||
</ref><ref>Fennessy, J. & Brown, D. 2010. Giraffa camelopardalis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 2 May 2014.</ref> and is a conspecific ecotype of the Masai giraffe.[http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(16)30787-4] It is considered to be geographically isolated, occurring only in [[Zambia]]’s South [[Luangwa Valley]].<ref name="ReferenceA">"Giraffe – The Facts”. Giraffe Conservation Foundation. Retrieved 2010-12-21.</ref><ref name="Fennessy, Julian 2013">Fennessy, Julian, et al. "Mitochondrial DNA analyses show that Zambia's South Luangwa Valley giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti) are genetically isolated." African Journal of Ecology 51.4 (2013): 635–640.</ref> | </ref><ref>Fennessy, J. & Brown, D. 2010. Giraffa camelopardalis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 2 May 2014.</ref> and is a conspecific ecotype of the Masai giraffe.[http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(16)30787-4] It is considered to be geographically isolated, occurring only in [[Zambia]]’s South [[Luangwa Valley]].<ref name="ReferenceA">"Giraffe – The Facts”. Giraffe Conservation Foundation. Retrieved 2010-12-21.</ref><ref name="Fennessy, Julian 2013">Fennessy, Julian, et al. "Mitochondrial DNA analyses show that Zambia's South Luangwa Valley giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti) are genetically isolated." African Journal of Ecology 51.4 (2013): 635–640.</ref> | ||
