giraffes in the wild. a percentage of every room fee at the manor goes to the center. ffes is urban encroachment. as populations grow and cities expand, they lose their habitats. to get a sense of how closely the urban sprawl is encroaching on the habitat, this right here is the 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, it's twice the size of manhattan. yet its parameters are constantly being whittled down. >> that's downtown nairobi. >> reporter: we head into the park with arthur of the giraffe conservation foundation. the rwandan-born researcher is getting his ph.d. at michigan state. >> traffic jam. >> reporter: amidst the monkeys, zebras, hippos and giraffes dotting the landscape, another ubiquitous sight. this image sums it up, that man is encroaching on his habitat? >> yes. if you look up ahead you can see the real problem. those are housing developments coming up. and a few years back, you never used to have that. all this used to be o

inside nairobi's giraffe manor.i inside nye roby's giraffe manor. >> announcer: "into the wild," a special presentation of "nightline" continues. >>> you know, just seeing a giraffe up close is unforgettable experience. but being licked in the face by one is surreal. trust me. at giraffe manor in nairobi, kenya, you can live out your giraffe dreams and get neck to neck with them. it's breakfast time at giraffe manner and this morning, my table for one has lean and lanky party crashers. excuse me. we have to have a little decorum here. one for you. one for me. fraternizing with the guests is not only allowed but encouraged here so that visitors feel a kinship with these great but increasingly vulnerable animals. i usually don't kiss on the first date. their tongue feels a little sandpapery. i'm sure she has criticisms of me too. what are you doing for breakfast tomorrow? >> it's all standard fare at this most extraordinary of hotels outside of nairobi, kenya where we traveled last year. built in the 1903s in the styl

at giraffe manor in nairobi, nab kenya, you can get neck to neck with them. here is juju chang. >> reporter: it's breakfast time at giraffe manner and i have party crashers. excuse me. you have to have a little decor rum here. one for you. one for me. fraternizing with the guests is not only allowed but encouraged here. so they feel a kinship and annals. you usually don't kiss on the first date. what are you doing snowstorm it's standard fare at the most extraordinary of hotels outside of nairobi, kenya, everywhere you turn, there they are. sticking your heads in bedroom win dopes, and mingling with the guests. >> they have characters. >> interrupting our interview. >> it just got nuts. >> there are 12 giraffes here. margaret, bella, stacy and at the end is kelly. kelly is -- you can see she is slightly pregnant. the stomach is >> but it's not cru kru crumpets. and they were considered vuler in rabble for the first time in 2016. >> some of the species are down 60% of the numbers. and by 2030, the trend continues and the species will be >> reporter: there are f