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.
On May 24, 1941, Britain's HMS Hood and the newly launched German battleship Bismarck exchanged ferocious blows in one of the most epic duels in the history of maritime warfare. Look back at four days in World War II that left more than 3,000 sailors dead.