Bindi and Robert Irwin took to social media on Wednesday to share never-before-seen photos of their late father Steve to mark the 18th anniversary of his death.
Bindi, 26, posted a throwback photo of a young Steve holding a fully grown crocodile at Australia Zoo, and captioned it with some heartfelt words.
‘It is an honour to help continue the work you started. Your legacy lives on,’ Bindi began.
‘In our family, our team, Australia Zoo, Wildlife Warriors and The Crocodile Hunter Lodge. Hope to make you proud.’
Robert, 20, also posted a jaw-dropping photo of his father holding a camera in a small boat on a river, as he enthusiastically filmed a crocodile lunging at him.
Robert kept the caption short and sweet, by posting a love heart and crocodile emoji.
Meanwhile, Steve’s widow Terri, 60, shared a heartwarming tribute to her husband on Father’s Day on Sunday by posting two complementary photos of both Steve and two-year-old Robert holding huge native lizards.
‘Steve had so much love for Robert and Bindi. He was the best dad. It warms my heart to see how much they always wanted to be just like him,’ she wrote.
Bindi and Robert Irwin took to social media on Wednesday to share never-before-seen photos of their late father Steve, to mark the 18th anniversary of his death. Pictured: Steve and Terri Irwin with their children Bindi and Robert in 2003
‘I know he would be proud of the way they have continued his message and mission for conservation.’
Steve ‘The Crocodile Hunter’ Irwin died age 44 off the coast of Queensland on 4 September 2006, after being pierced in the chest by a stingray while filming a nature documentary.
Bindi was six years old when he tragically passed, while Robert was three months shy of his third birthday.
His legacy, however, lives on through his family, who have continued his mission of wildlife conservation and advocacy.
Steve’s daughter Bindi, 26, posted a throwback photo of a young Steve holding a fully grown crocodile at Australia Zoo, and captioned it with some heartfelt words
It was Steve’s father, Bob, 85, who built the iconic Queensland zoo from the ground up in 1970 and passed it on to his late son and his wife Terri in 1992.
In his lifetime, Steve promoted wildlife conservation with his own hit TV show, The Crocodile Hunter.
His family have carried on his legacy with their own blockbuster wildlife reality series Crikey! It’s the Irwins, which debuted in 2018 and can still be seen on the Animal Planet network.
His son Robert, 20, also posted a jaw-dropping photo of Steve holding a camera in a small boat on a river, as he enthusiastically filmed a crocodile lunging at him
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