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Great People: Walt Disney

Walter Elias Disney  ( / ˈ d ɪ z n i / ; [1]  December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the  American animation industry , he introduced several developments in the production of  cartoons . As a film producer, Disney holds the record for most  Academy Awards  earned by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations.  Events Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901, at 1249 Tripp Avenue, in Chicago's  Hermosa  neighborhood. He was the fourth son of  Elias Disney ‍ and  Flora  ( née  Call), Aside from Disney, Elias and Call's sons were Herbert, Raymond and  Roy ; the couple had a fifth child, Ruth, in December 1903. In 1906, when Disney was four, the family moved to a farm in  Marceline, Missouri , where his uncle Robert had just purchased land. In Marceline, Disney developed his interest in drawing when ...

Animal: Wombat

Description Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials that are native to Australia. They are about 1 m (40 in) in length with small, stubby tails. There are three extant species and they are all members of the family Vombatidae. They are adaptable and habitat tolerant, and are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania, as well as an isolated patch of about 300 ha (740 acres) in Epping Forest National Park[2] in central Queensland. Life Cycle Wombats usually give birth to a single young, but twins do occur. The gestation period for a wombat is 20 to 22 days. At birth, the baby wombat, called a joey, is extremely small and undeveloped. It will weigh approximately 2 grams, less than one-tenth of an ounce, and be about the size of a jelly bean, 2 cm (0.75 inches) long. The joey is hairless with very thin skin and is unable to keep itself warm. They're blind and their ears do not function, but they have a l...