Conservation scientists with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) have discovered two giraffes with a rare form of dwarfism that renders the animals half their normal size and height. In fact, these giraffes are so small, they’re only a foot or two taller than a large human. The GCF announced in a press release this month that a Nubian giraffe was discovered in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, measuring at just 9 feet, 4 inches. He was affectionately dubbed “Gimli,” after a J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings character. The second giraffe showed up more than once on a private farm in central Namibia. When measured, he was found to be just eight-and-a-half feet tall. He is known by the less-puny name of “Nigel.” Researchers concluded that the spotted creatures have a form of dwarfism, also known as skeletal dysplasia, a condition that is characterized by shortened anatomy and abnormalities in …