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.
A torpedo casing may hold a key clue as to why the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sank during the Civil War, scientists say. The new evidence suggests that the Hunley positioned itself much closer to its target â the Union ship the USS Housatonic on Feb. 17, 1864 â than previously believed. The Hunley torpedo sank the Housatonic, becoming the world's first successful combat submarine.