Steve Irwin has died!!!

[Anarchistguy]

Originally Posted by Buslady

You do sound like an insensitive prick. He knows crocs, he was like one of them, he knew what and how they would react. What got him was a startled ray, I wouldnt doubt he was allergic to the venom in the sting and never knew it.
He didn't annoy animals and mistreat them. How can you say that when he would go to a war torn country and build a city's crocodile, who was living in filth, build him a brand new more suitable enclosure on his own money? Or build one of the best zoological gardens? I knew alot about reptiles before watching him, I know more because of his work. He's an animal lover's hero.
I hope he's up there were his mom, Suie and his tortoise Harriet who left this world earlier this year.

Well I'm sorry you feel that way about my remark, but suppose I was dancing like crazy on a VERY FRAGILE 2 by 4 above a volcano EVERY DAY. Eventually, I'd fall to my death. This is what happened to him. You probably thought I was happy that he died, but that ain't what I meant.

[ZariusTwo]

Damn you Troy Tempest.

[Masked Ninja]

I bet he wouldn't even have blamed the stingray that got him. Poor guy - he did dangerous things, yes, but he did most of it out of love for the animals. Most of these things he was rescuing, and you could tell he loved 'em all. He was filming a documentary this time, so it's highly likely his death exists on film somewhere. Hope they never air it, though... it would be so disturbing.

Rest in peace, mate...

[Mars-Chan]

Guys, CHILL!

We're getting up in arms over emotions about someone's opinion about the Croc Hunter!


TRUE, he was a crazy dude, but as some have mentioned here, he lived life to the FULLEST, never actually *HARMING* the animals that he wanted to show us, even though they were "just a little bit annoyed at me for pickin' them up!".

I always thought he was the most hillarious dude on the face of the earth, so now he's hunting crocs in heaven alongside his dog Sui!


And yes, I realize that I'm going to upset some people with that comment, but I just wanted to speak my mind...

[ZariusTwo]

...And FedEx must be wishing they never made this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Okp5FTKOB4

[Raph's Girl]

Well just think... he's gone beyond the Rainbow bridge and been reunited with his mom (whom he was EXTREMELY close to), his dogs (Bindi and Sue), Harriet the tortoise, and Lucy the Croc.

But he lives on in his kids, Bindi Sue (who was named after the dog Sue and the Croc Bindi...not the dog Bindi) and Bob, and in the species of snapping turtle he discovered, which was named after him, Irwin's Tortoise.

Steve had a major love of animals, particularly Crocs and Turtles. Sure he was always saying "Crocs rule!" But he also rather frequently exlaimed how much he loved turtles. So he was probably a TMNT fan (which would be really cool).

Steve wasn't careless...this was just a 1 and a million chance of this happening....he went in for a dive and was stung by a fish with no backbone (and I mean that litterally).

He was a great environmentalist. All he did for environmental protection will be remembered and honored. Yes he was a bit extentric in how he did it...but that's why people love him so much. He was excited about what he did.

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.

Originally Posted by Masked Ninja

He was filming a documentary this time, so it's highly likely his death exists on film somewhere. Hope they never air it, though... it would be so disturbing.

Oh Im sure they will...just like they did with Grizzly Man.

Yes it's a great documentary about this man (and his GF) who lived on the side of danger with Grizzly Bears...documenting them rather closely.

But the guy and his GF were mauled to death....and they were filming at the time....Not much is shown but you can hear their screams.

This is shown on Discovery Channel and Animal Planet...so you just KNOW they'll show the documentary Steve was working on.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I wish people wouldn't act like he ever harmed the animals for the sake of doing crazy sh*t for attention. It was the complete opposite. He may have annoyed the living crap out of them, but in the end, it was for their own benifit. When you educate people about something potentially, they are less likely to fear it or have a desire to destory it. That's what he tried to prove by doing all that crazy-ass stuff on TV.

Hell, it looks like Crocs may posess the cure to Aids. You don't kill something because you fear it. For every animal we push to extinction, we're killing a small part of ourselves, and it you've got to annoy the piss out of an animal to make the point, then so be it. His stunts got our attention and made us listen to the point he was trying to make. As long as they're not being hurt, anything goes, and he never intentionally hurt an animal.

[Mecha Cow]

Watch this, guys.

[Katie]

oh....how profoundly sad

I remember the first time i watched his show..I thought, this guy's a nut...but he was very passionate about what he did. Steve's an icon. No one could ever replace him.

My late hubby and I used to talk about going to see Austrailia zoo. he wanted to meet Steve more than anything in the world. Him and Jeff Corwin. I shook hands with Jeff Corwin two weeks after Trent died...Trenty, shake hands with Steve for me when you meet him

RIP Crocodile Hunter

[OA]

Wow....what a shame...

Love him or hate him, he brought interest and charisma to important environmental issues....very, very sad news...

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

Watch this, guys.

Yea... the ep Mary (why do I keep on thinking it was Lucy? ) died was the SADDEST ep of Croc Hunter Diaries period.

Mary was one of the mates of Agro. Agro let Steve grieve for Mary and let him bury her. Croc's grieve too and the fact that neither Agro or the other crocs that lived in that pen didn't even go near the body or attack at the funeral was simply amazing.

So IMO Agro, Acco, Lucy, Sharon, Angel, Charlie, Connie and Nobbie are all grieving in their own right. Along with all the other animals.

Animals grieve...no matter the species. They always sense when their friends pass on.

[Raven]

The dude sure was crazy but was entertaining, he'll be missed.

[Jester]

Yeah, there were several times i thought..."that's a black mamba....put it down!' Never thought it's be the rather inacuous sting ray that killed him...although one news report I heard not to long ago, the reporter miss-read it and said it was a manatee...

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Jester

although one news report I heard not to long ago, the reporter miss-read it and said it was a manatee...

Yea....them sea cows are dangerous mate...they're related to the elephant so they'll charge at ya with high speeds to get at the turtle grass.

[FireFly]

i heard about it last night, he will be missed

[cowabunga14]

It's sad to see this guy go. I'll never forget my early childhood days when I watched Croc Files mornings before school. That show'll be something for me to remember him by.

I miss Steve very much so. Something tells me he's in a better place now.

[Ecto Jedi]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Steve wasn't careless...this was just a 1 and a million chance of this happening....he went in for a dive and was stung by a fish with no backbone (and I mean that litterally).

No kidding; "This was only the third known fatality in Australian history from a stingray attack, and the first since 1945. As of 1996, only seventeen worldwide fatalities had been recorded, and it is believed to be the only fatal attack ever captured on film."

[Buslady]

I'v'e been pretty down all day, I feel like I've really lost a freind...but I never met him or anything. Through his shows, the Diaries and all that...I felt like I knew him, the family, everybody...we've seen his greatest joy when Bindi was born and the saddest moments like the death of that croc in the clip, I"m sure he was that way with Harriet...he really loved her...

[Jo Dawn]

They're talking about whether or not to air the footage of when he was killed. It's all up to Teri.

I'm fairly sure... for his memory, for him, she'll allow it.

[GK Punk]

I really have no interest in watching his death...