Then in 1979, the Leslie-Melvilles opened the Giraffe Centre, a sanctuary to protect the endangered animals, distinctive for their five horns, tall stature they can reach up to 20 feet and white legs.

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Short in stature Herschel was just 5 feet tall and hardly speaking any French, he struggled to adjust to life in France, a country that was only marginally less anti-Semitic than Germany.

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The girl's small stature -- at 3 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 44 pounds -- makes it critical to leave no stone unturned, given that she may be in any number of places.

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