1. Famous Australian

2. Steve Irwin was famous for his television series, The Crocodile Hunter. Steve was a wildlife expert and a television show host who grew up studying and caring for animals at his parents wildlife park. Steve died in September 2006 in Australia while filming at the Great Barrier Reef from a chest wound by a Sting Ray. Because he loved all kinds of animals and he wanted to teach the world about them. Everything from normal animals that people know about, to misunderstood and less known animals. He had a great love for life and the creatures that inhabit this planet. World Wide Viewed Television Program, and his own Zoo. Steve Irwin was famous for his television series, The Crocodile Hunter. Steve was a wildlife expert and a television show host who grew up studying and caring for animals at his parents wildlife park. Steve died in September 2006 in Australia while filming at the Great Barrier Reef from a chest wound by a Sting Ray. Because he loved all kinds of animals and he wanted to teach the world about them. Everything from normal animals that people know about, to misunderstood and less known animals. He had a great love for life and the creatures that inhabit this planet. World Wide Viewed Television Program, and his own Zoo. What Is Steve Irwin Famous for?

3. Interesting facts about Steve Irwin INTERESTING FACTS On his sixth birthday, he was given a python. By age nine he was handling crocodiles with his father. Steve began running the Australia Zoo in 1992. He made his first appearance in a television special about reptiles and wildlife. The first episode of The Crocodile Hunter was of Steve his wife Terri trapping crocodiles on their honeymoon. The Crocodile Hunter had become a popular show in the United States and was being watched in 130 different countries around the world. Despite working with dangerous animals like crocodiles and snakes, Steve’s greatest fear was of parrots. INTERESTING FACTS On his sixth birthday, he was given a python. By age nine he was handling crocodiles with his father. Steve began running the Australia Zoo in 1992. He made his first appearance in a television special about reptiles and wildlife. The first episode of The Crocodile Hunter was of Steve his wife Terri trapping crocodiles on their honeymoon. The Crocodile Hunter had become a popular show in the United States and was being watched in 130 different countries around the world. Despite working with dangerous animals like crocodiles and snakes, Steve’s greatest fear was of parrots.

5. NAME: Steve Irwin BIRTH DATE: 22 nd Feb 1962 DEATH DATE: 4 th Sep 2006 OCCUPATION: Television Personality PLACE OF BIRTH: Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PLACE OF DEATH: Near Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia Steve Irwin biography

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