8/12/2023 0 Comments Lyn irwin birthday![]() Bob then pinned the croc down with his body. He grabbed it around the neck, and that’s when he realized that the “smaller” croc that he thought he saw was actually the same size as he was, and much stronger.īob watched for a second and waited to see what would happen, and when it became abundantly clear that Steve was going to be on the losing side of this fight, Bob leaned over with one arm and scooped both Steve and the croc into the boat. When they were cruising along though, Steve spotted what he thought was a smaller croc, and he immediately jumped in on top of it. It took pretty much everything Bob had in him to keep Steve in the boat. Steve sat at the front with a spotlight while Bob operated the motor. So, Bob and Steve went out one night in a smaller boat with just an outboard motor on the back. This is when Bob decided that the next step for the park was to bring in crocodiles. When Steve was 9 years old, the park had been established for a while and had several small reptiles on display. From a very early age, Steve Irwin was able to draw a crowd and try to educate them on the thing he loved the most, animals. After a while, the other children in his class got involved and would help him look for creatures during their lunch breaks. At recess and free times, he would wander around looking for lizards, birds, snakes, etc to show to everyone. At school, Steve became known to his classmates as their own wildlife expert. He was beyond excited and loved spending time with his new best friend. When Steve was 6 years old, his parents gave him a 12 foot long python as a present. So, many times when he would go missing, all they had to do was “look up.” ![]() ![]() Steve’s family said that from a very early age, Steve had an uncanny skill when it came to climbing trees. They would set out to find him and discover that he was just down by the river catching frogs, snakes, and lizards. He wouldn’t get in trouble or anything at school, but he would try his parent’s patience though because he would just disappear sometimes. We’ve all seen how he was as an adult, just imagine that same persona, with the energy of a child. The first snakes they had on display were hand caught by Bob and Steve out in the wild when they went out fishing.Īs a child, Steve was FULL OF ENERGY. The family started the park from pretty much nothing and lived in a “caravan” the first few years of the park’s existence. He was drawn to the reptiles though, it’s almost like he had a sixth sense that just connected him to them. He fed the reptiles, and basically did whatever he could to be near the animals. He would clean out the areas where the animals were kept. ![]() For a young Steve Irwin, this was like living inside of Walt Disney World.Īt a very young age, Steve was essentially an employee at the park. This is where they opened the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. When Steve was still young, the family moved to Queensland. His mother Lyn was a wildlife rehabilitator. Steve’s father was a wildlife expert and herpetologist. He was the older brother to Joy and Mandy and from a very early age was raised to love animals. Steve was born to Lyn and Bob Irwin in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia. Steve was born on Feb 22nd, 1962, which also happened to be his mom Lyn’s birthday. You saw the episode title, so you know that today, we are going to talk about the one and only, Stephen Robert Irwin. For our 200th episode, we aren’t going to talk about somehow who was kidnapped, raped, violently murdered, etc. Today’s episode is going to be a little different. ![]()
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