Betty Leslie-Melville

Betty Leslie - Melville ( born March 7, 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland; † 23 September 2005) was an American animal rights activist and known as Lady giraffe.

She took care of her husband Jock Leslie - Melville 40 years to Uganda giraffes. For this purpose they founded in 2005 the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife USA.

Publications (selection )

• A Falling Star. True Story of Romance. Macmillan Publ, London, 1986, ISBN 0-0258-3980-2.
• Walter Warthog. Harcourt Brace, Orlando, Fla. 1993, ISBN 0-1530-2226-4.

• Elephant Have Right of Way. Life With the Wild Animals of Africa. Doubleday, New York 1992, ISBN 0-3853-0622-9.
• Raising Daisy Rothschild. Vikingn Press, London 1978, ISBN 0-7139-1177-8 (along with Jock Leslie Melville ).