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.
Associated Press/National Geographic The USS Yorktown, the WWII aircraft carrier sunk by enemy torpedoes in the Battle of Midway, is seen for the first time in 56 years.The wreck was found three miles below the surface of the Pacific on May 18.ASHINGTON -- The deep-sea explorer who found the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the Pacific last month told a rapt audience today at the National Geographic Society headquarters and said he couldn't have done it without a University of Hawaii underwater mapping team.