The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant.he giraffe's scattered range extends from Chad in the north to South Africa in the south, and from Niger in the west to Somalia in the east. Giraffes usually inhabit savannas, grasslands, and open woodlands.
My dad was a welder on board the USS Bismarck Sea and survived the sinking. He never spoke of the tragedies he witnessed the night of the sinking. Only once he mentioned the anguish in his heart as he was helping injured men board the raft. Davis, Jane Echols.
USS Indianapolis sinking, shark attacks recalled by survivor's brother. COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI -- Charles Smeltzer was an 18-year-old from Comstock in 1945 when he survived the worst U.S. Naval disaster and the worst shark attack in history. The horrifying series of events started 70 years ago today, July 30, 1945, when the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by the Japanese in the final days of World War II.