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.
In the attack on December 7, 1941, the Japanese carrier planes sank 6 ships, 4 of them battleships: the Arizona, California, Oklahoma, and West Virginia.A fifth battleship, â¦ USS Nevada, was beached to prevent its blocking the ship channel. Three battleships were damaged.ost of the Arizona crew died quickly as the ship blew up and sank. Days after the attack on P â¦ earl Harbor, divers were still involved in the rescue of Oklahoma crewmen.   * Of the battleships at Pearl Harbor, only the Arizona and Oklahoma were beyond repair.