Le Vaillant's 'giraffe camp' beside the Orange river. The giraffe skin is drying on its frame. Fran蔞is Le Vaillant [1753-1824] was a French ornithologist and hunter. Among Le Vaillant's travels was a trip to South Africa, sponsored by Jacob Temminck, to search for new species of birds for Temminck's cabinet. The African Adventure - A History of Africa's Explorers by Timothy Severin page 169. *** Local Caption ***