Crikey! Croc Hunter Steve Irwin has Died

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Personally, I was always under the impression that Steve would Die this way.

I liked him alot and found his brand of television very entertaining. I think alot of us wanted to see him get bit by the croc:tongue: He will be missed by many but everyone is right. He was best to go while in his prime... HE was a great guy.:smile:
 

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Better to burn out than fade away? He always seemed like he had crazy more energy than normal.

It's like Grizzly Man. Dieing wasn't of great concern to him. Freak accident though. Who knew you could die from a stingray to the heart?

I did. It could have happened to me, and could yet happen. It's a risk one takes swimming at the beach just about anywhere in the world.

Steve was my kind of people. He was a great conservationist, with a profound love and reverence for life. Nobody can fill his shoes. He was one of a kind.

I found him entertaining, but really developed an affection for him when Animal Planet aired the episode in which his dog died. Anybody that could grieve and weep openly in such a simple and unaffected manner is 100% OK in my book.

He cannot be replaced.
 

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When I saw the headline I thought for sure a croc got him. But to find out it was a freak accident just makes it all the more sad. I bet he didn't even see it coming.

He was definitely one of the good guys.
 

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Regardless of the cynicism of some news outlets I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the guy.

Besides, he made my favorite FEDEX commercial.
 

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This all reminds me of Danny Osman, the best rock climber in the world. He died a few years back from falling off a rock, when he was cliff diving. He mis calculated the length of the rope and hit the ground straight on. :T He had a wife and kids too.

Watch that link, damnit. The guy was a badass.
 

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Here's hoping that if they do somehow finish that documentary he was filming, they leave his final scene out.
 

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What a "croc"!
Rest in peace Steve! You've educated and entertained us well. Job well done.
My thoughts and prayers to the Irwin family.:sleeping1:
 

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i was wondering when was such an accident going to happen. He was playing with fire.so daring and played a dangerous game.
 

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I must say I was saddened to hear that Steve Irwin had died today on the morning news.

The guy was so hyper I needed a valium after I watched him but nonetheless he was infinitely likeable. His enthusiasm was contagious.

Sad to die so young.
 

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This story was so popular on the KTUU.com site (where I work) that it actually crashed the site. We had to take down the link to the story. I think, but am not sure, he helped fund or get funding for the Alaska Zoo. I do know he was incredibly popular here in Alaska.

Rock on,

Damiaen
 

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Yeah. Nature doesn't go by Biblical morals and ethics. This was careless but this guy did his job. He executed his job with sincerity and passion just not with any respect for nature and precautions. Irwin and his wife knew the dangers of animals in nature. It was careless. It was a senseless mistake.
It is over. Deal.
 

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Heather LouAnna said:
What a SHITTY article. It ends like so: "
The Irwins have two children – a daughter, Bindi Sue Irwin, eight, and a three-year-old son, Robert (Bob) Clarence Irwin.
Bob was involved in a controversial incident with his father in January, 2004, when he dangled him near a crocodile at Australia Zoo.
Mr Irwin carried his infant son in one arm while feeding a dead chicken carcass to a crocodile with the other hand.
Child welfare and animal rights groups criticised his actions as irresponsible and tantamount to child abuse.
Mr Irwin stated any danger to his son was only a perceived danger and that he was in complete control of the situation."



He's fucking DEAD. This isn't a smear campaign. Jesus Christ. *pissed*

A real shame about the whole damn thing to be sure there, Heather. But you can't escape the fact that the guy literally flirted with death the better percentage of his career. And his taking junior with him whilst feeding the croc got him more publicity than he needed.

I did a thread on that almost 2 yrs ago, & was emphatic about it.
 

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I didn't approve of the kid thing in the croc pit but I still feel this is going to be a major loss to the people who care about keeping the animals in the wild safe from humans and visa versa. Was he kinda goofy. Yeah. Was he fun to watch YEP. From the news reports I've seen they said the spine slipped under the rib cage and pierced his heart. Truely a freak accident that no one could have forseen. RIP Steve. i hope there will be several people who were encouraged by you to take up the cause of the endangered animals. (a little less of the sensation of "Hey ya all watch this...")
 

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The Irwin's position on taking baby Bob into the fence with the crocs was reasonable, and well thought out. Those crocs are in their backyard. When, asks Terry, should they have made sure baby Bob knew about croc handling, croc safety, and learned not to fear them? Should it be after he's crawled into the pen because he doesn't know better? Should they try to teach him to handle wildlife after they've told him it's too dangerous to be done by him? After being kept ignorant leads to fear? Funny how the other two Irwin children got their education the same way, and they are both passionate little conservationists, who have forgotten more about zoology and animal handling than most adults know about their occupations. Further, the croc had already been fed before the baby was brought out, 12 spotters were on duty, six of them in the fence with Steve and baby Bob.
 

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As with so many other things, I am of two minds on Steve Irwin.

1. He did some very good things in advancing the causes of conservation and environmentalism. He did some wonderful things toward getting people interested in animals, many of which they would never see, save on the television. His enthusiasm for these matters was infectious and, one hopes, someone will come along to continue this work.

2. At the same time, I was very uncomfortable with the way he often handled the animals, poking them with sticks and generally disturbing the poor critters.

How odd it is that I would be sensitive to the issues of abusing (or even offending) an animal, while I was utterly oblivious to the abuse aspects of a heavily tattooed infant.

Back when I was in the Navy, I had the dubious privilege of spending some time at Treasure Island, San Francisco, awaiting orders to wherever. I frequently went walking at night to look at the skyline, and along my route people would go fishing. One night, someone caught a stingray. Someone else indicated that he wanted it - apparently the Filipinos eat the wings as steaks and they are delicacies. Naturally, curiosity took hold of me. I watched as he cut into the ray and the wings were as much as three inches thick, all muscle. The stinger has serrations and barbs. I have no doubt that a stingray can easily penetrate a human chest.

I do not think they are naturally aggressive. Irwin either stepped on it or poked it with a stick and upset the critter.

And, at the same time, this death has that almost poetic touch of irony, as when Jim Fixx and Euell Gibbons died from a heart attacks.

It is my understanding that he was being filmed as this incident occurred. Doubtless this footage will soon circulate through the Internet underground.

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