![]() So when he took off to film a documentary in Queensland's Batt Reef, it just seemed like another adventure. ![]() He was married to the love of his life, American Terri Irwin (née Raines), and dad to daughter Bindi and son Robert - plus he and Terri had just plotted out a 10-year plan for Australia Zoo. His larger-than-life enthusiastic personality also paved the way to global television fame, most notably in the TV documentary series The Crocodile Hunter from 1997 to 2004.īy July 2006, Irwin was on top of the world. In 1991, he started managing Beerwah Reptile and Fauna Park, which his parents had run since 1970, and eventually changed the name to the Australia Zoo. ![]() Irwin’s love for all creatures - and his knack for being able to handle them so skillfully - soon translated into a career. Three years later, his passion for interacting with wildlife was in full force, as he helped reign in problem crocodiles by wrestling them into a boat. ![]() ![]() While most kids (and adults!) would shudder at the very thought of a deadly creature, it lit a spark for the young Australian. When Steve Irwin was 6 years old, he caught a common brown venomous snake. ![]()
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