Steve Irwin
Birthday:
22 February 1962, Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Birth Name:
Stephen Robert Irwin
Height:
179 cm
Steve Irwin was born in 1962 to parents Lyn and Bob Irwin, who were animal naturalists. He shared the love for animals all his life, stemming from being raised at the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. There, he partook in daily duties of animal feeding and care. He quickly established himself with the Queenland's government on the process of ...
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Steve Irwin was born in 1962 to parents Lyn and Bob Irwin, who were animal naturalists. He shared the love for animals all his life, stemming from being raised at the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. There, he partook in daily duties of animal feeding and care. He quickly established himself with the Queenland's government on the process of the country's Crocodile Relocation Program, in which the reptiles could be transferred and relocated to proper localties in the most absolute humane, non-tranquilizing manner. He frequently implements the non-tranquilizing factor in his televison show Croc Files (1999). Steve married fellow naturalist, Terri Irwin (Baines) in 1992. She joined him in his adventures and efforts in almost every episode of his show. They had one daughter, Bindi Sue Irwin, who was born July 24, 1998. He died in September 2006 following an attack by a stingray, off the Great Barrier Reef. Show less «
If something ever happens to me, people are gonna say 'we knew a croc would get him!'
If something ever happens to me, people are gonna say 'we knew a croc would get him!'
Crikey, mate. You're far safer dealing with crocodiles and western diamondback rattlesnakes than the executives and the producers and all th...Show more »
Crikey, mate. You're far safer dealing with crocodiles and western diamondback rattlesnakes than the executives and the producers and all those sharks in the big MGM building. Show less «
I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.
I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.
Crocodiles. I've been catching them since I was nine. No problem.
Crocodiles. I've been catching them since I was nine. No problem.
I am a wildlife warrior, and I will fight, fight to the death for wildlife.
I am a wildlife warrior, and I will fight, fight to the death for wildlife.
On illegal poaching and animal testing: "These Hitlers use the camouflage of science to make money out of animals... so whenever they murder...Show more »
On illegal poaching and animal testing: "These Hitlers use the camouflage of science to make money out of animals... so whenever they murder our animals and call it sustainable use, I'll fight it. Since when has killing a wild animal, eating it or wearing it, ever saved a species?" Show less «
I'll meet my match when I'm dead.
I'll meet my match when I'm dead.
My job, my mission, the reason I've been put on this planet, is to save wildlife.
My job, my mission, the reason I've been put on this planet, is to save wildlife.
My life revolves around conservation. That is my work. That is my life, and I'll die doing that.
My life revolves around conservation. That is my work. That is my life, and I'll die doing that.
[last recorded words before his death] Don't worry, they usually don't swim backwards.
[last recorded words before his death] Don't worry, they usually don't swim backwards.
My dad once said to me, "if they're biting you, you know you've got 'em".
My dad once said to me, "if they're biting you, you know you've got 'em".
Steve Irwin
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