back in the '70s, then-owner betty leslie melville, an american former fashion model, convinced her husband jock to allow three giraffes to live on their land when their habitat was threatened. >> she managed to flutter her eyelids and persuade her husband that this was a great thing to do. they wanted to save this amazing species of giraffe. and brought them from western kenya to nairobi to propagate and regenerate this population in the wild again. >> reporter: part of the hotel's land is dedicated to the giraffe center which educates the local population and fosters breeding programs to increase giraffes in the wild. a percentage of every room fee at the manor goes to the center. one of the biggest issues facing giraffes is urban encroachment. as populations grow and cities expand, they lose their habitats. to get a sense how closely the urban sprawl is encroaching on the habitat, this right here is nairobi national park. and this is the four-lane highway. nowhere is this more clear than at nairobi national park. just miles away from giraffe manor, at 44 square miles, twice yet its param