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WELCOME TO 8CC ASSEMBLEY!
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The khaki wearing legend
Steve Irwin
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The Australian legend

• The Australian hero Steve Irwin was born in
  Australia Melbourne on February 22nd 1962.
• Steve had learnt how to handle fearsome crocs and
  snakes at a young age - he was given a scrub
  python on his sixth birthday.

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His parents

• His parents, Bob and Lyn, ran the small
  Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park.
• He became a crocodile trapper removing the beasts
  from populated areas and keeping them for the
  park.

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The family zoo
The Irwin family had their own zoo in Queensland
Australia which his parents (Bob Lynn Irwin)
gave to him.
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The wild life protector

• Steve had many close shaves in his dangerous
  career as a wildlife broadcaster.
• His documentary The Ten Deadliest Snakes In The
  World followed him as he put his hands into snake
  infested holes and climbed trees to come
  face-to-face with some of the worlds most
  terrifying creatures.

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His conservation work

• After inheriting the newly named Australia Zoo,
  he extended his conservation work to other
  endangered animals like the rare Sumatran Tiger.
• He also set up The Steve Irwin Conservation
  Foundation, and International Crocodile Rescue.
• Irwin had mentioned that he was considering
  opening an Australia Zoo in Las Vegas and
  possibly other sites around the world.

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His acting

• In 2002, his first feature film, The Crocodile
  Hunter Collision Course was released. 
• Irwin played himself performing numerous stunts
  for the film.
• He mistakes some CIA agents for poachers and sets
  out to stop them from capturing a crocodile.

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• The film won the Best Family Feature Film award
  for a comedy film at the Young Artists Awards in
  Australia.
• His larger-than-life style led to cameo
  appearances in Hollywood films and TV shows all
  over the world.
• He appeared in Dr. Dolittle 2 as The Crocodile
  Hunter who tried to wrestle an alligator and lost
  his arm

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His accidental death

• Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, aged 44, has been
  killed during a diving expedition.
• He collapsed after being stung at Batt Reef, near
  Low Isle near the resort town of Port Douglas,
  about 1,260 miles north of Brisbane, the capital
  of Queensland state.

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• Steve Irwin swam too close to a stingray which
  have a poisonous barb on their tails.
• He came on top of the stingray and the
  stingrays barb went up and into his chest and
  put a hole into his heart, said Stainton, who
  was on board Irwins boat at the time.

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His wild life photo album
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Why do we like Steve Irwin?A few comments from
8CC

• Andrew - I like him because he protects
  endangered species.
• Hannah I like all his shows and what he does
  with the animals.
• Zoe He influenced me. He was an inspiration
  who, I looked up to.
• Jack I like his personality, love for life and
  his determination to achieve his goals in life.
• Charlie I liked what he did, he was fun, a gift
  of life.

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We love the crocodile hunter but we hate
crocodile murderers because they kill those
beautiful animals for jewellery, handbags, belts,
or any other product.
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Four good links

• The Crocodile HunterOfficial site of his
  long-running show
• News.com.au Steve IrwinSpecial report, with
  many stories about his death and life
• Animal Planet The Crocodile HunterFind out
  about his show still in syndication
• Interview with Steve IrwinLong 2001 chat about
  conservation with Scientific American

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VERY SOON!