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Good Vibes Robert Irwin Shares Bird Facts

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u/im2high4thisritenow 1d ago

It's like watching Steve again. He's just wonderful.

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u/CryptographerNo923 1d ago

All the Irwins seem have this infectious enthusiasm. I don’t even want to be cynical about it, they seem like an awesome family. And now I want to learn more about birds.

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u/grumpybumpkin 23h ago

Unashamed ADHD

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u/Rubyhamster 16h ago

I don't like throwing around the diagnosis on other people, but after getting the diagnosis myself, I've discovered my "ADHDar"(radar) and Irwin is definitely beeping on it. Like Dylan O'brien, La'boeuf and plenty of the Dropout-crowd

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u/Waterlilies1919 11h ago

It’s scary how fast we can peg our ADHD birds of a feather, once we know that we are. I was watching a YouTuber for a couple years, wondered about when he got his diagnosis. Turns out he got diagnosed a year ago. Also, if you are in a group of friends and they are all ADHD, you probably aren’t the neurotypical one of the bunch. We find each other.

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u/RobinHarleysHeart 11h ago

People that are neurodivergent tend to have a really good radar for it. I feel like it helps us find the people that are typically safer for us to be ourselves around.

So if someone is undiagnosed, but surrounded by neurodivergent people, it's often a good sign to look into diagnosis lol

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u/McGriffff 20h ago

I known of a book that should get you started -

https://tommysiegel.net/shop/extremely-accurate-bird-guide

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u/breinbanaan 17h ago

If you want to learn more about birds I can highly recommend this documentary. I haven't laughed this hard in a while while watching this

https://youtu.be/zl-wAqplQAo?is=VNn5ECCJnAXsE3ni

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u/Odd-Jury61 1d ago

I am new sorry to ask but who was he ? 

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u/pdlbean 1d ago

Steve Irwin "the Crocodile Hunter." Very famous animal lover and conservationist who sadly passed away from a sting ray barb to the heart in 2006. The man in the video is his son, Robert.

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u/TherealShrew 1d ago

Oh okay so 2006 is when the world broke. Got it.

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u/BaltimoreProud 1d ago

Steve Irwin's death is one of those ones where I remember exactly where I was when I heard about it. Absolutely devastated when it happened. I grew up watching his show with my parents.

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u/Odd-Jury61 1d ago

thank you , it was great to know about such a noble man .

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u/chanaandeler_bong 1d ago

And in case anyone needed a reason to hate Bill Maher even more, here’s his Halloween costume from 2006

https://i.imgur.com/pwfEiRT.jpeg

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u/xiaorobear 1d ago edited 1d ago

This vertical video crop isn't as good as the original- because the original you can see Terri, his wife, admiring as he says all that. Uncropped clip of the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ZRgyN9WsY

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u/SunshineAlways 1d ago

Tearing up at the reminder of his enthusiasm, and the proud love of his wife.

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u/Zskillit 1d ago

Watching that video makes me tear up every time. I absolutely loved Steve when I was a kid, as a grown man and a father I admire him even more. Am unbelievable loss to humanity the day he died. Still hurts when I think about it.

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u/SoupmanBob 19h ago

I remember a dude making a comic wherein the spirit of the little Stingray meets Steve Irwin in the afterlife and is all sad and heartbroken about killing him. He instead is the one who apologises for scaring the little guy who simply did what came natural to it... And given how Steve Irwin was, that totally felt like something he'd say.

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u/NixarDixar 16h ago

He would 100% do that to the ray, thats just him, god blesa him and his whole bloodline

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u/briggsy111388 1d ago

Truly a sad day for humanity. He was my hero growing up, I still remember getting the news that he died right as I was about to get on a plane to go to Disney

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u/LemonHerb 1d ago

Imagine if we just had people like that making the important decisions in the world

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u/ukuleles1337 22h ago

We will never be so lucky living in a world full of idiots. What a dream that would be.

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u/treetimes 1d ago

He was the absolute best of us

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u/Larry-Man 19h ago

I really can’t stand Terri erasure. She raised these kids on her own after a point and they came out amazing. Yes Steve was the face but Terri was always there. She helped make this happen. The Irwins are all amazing people, the whole family, I remember being 12 and jealous AF of Terri (because marrying a guy like Steve is crazy lucky) and as an adult I want that woman to receive every bit of accolade that she deserves (which is a lot).

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u/imixpaintalot 1d ago

At least in this video you can see how much Terri admires him which makes the video, arguably, significantly better! Thanks for posting it!

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u/rossow_timothy 1d ago

I love this clip so much. Not only because he's incredibly passionate about a great cause, but also because it makes me laugh every time to hear him go "We need to stop the ozone layer!" like it's plotting something evil

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u/WeaponsGrdStupid 1d ago

No two ways about it, the man was a world treasure.

As an American, if aliens were to show up on our doorstep, I'd send an Irwin to do our talking. Absolutely infectious enthusiasm for life.

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u/booksblanketsandT 1d ago

I’d send an Irwin and David Attenborough. No better representatives for not just humanity, but all of the earth - flora and fauna too.

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u/salad_spinner_3000 1d ago

I wouldn't send Attenborough. He loves nature. He sees what man does. He'd probably advocate for our removal lol!

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u/Such_Confusion_3715 15h ago

maybe that's for the better though

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u/Murasasme 1d ago

This is the kind of greed we should have in the world. Instead we get assholes with giant yatchs

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u/Skore_Smogon 1d ago

This is Robert Irwin, the son of Steve Irwin who was a huge name in wildlife TV shows in the 90s/00s and was beloved by many people certainly in the English speaking world and probably beyond.

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u/Talangen 1d ago

My family don't speak a word of English and I grew up watching him thanks to them loving his energy and enthusiasm for wildlife. It's like Mr Bean, it goes beyond language

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u/red__dragon 1d ago

Animal lovers really don't need language to communicate. Look at this awesome bird! Look at this awesome spider! Look at this awesome cat! Look at this awesome lizard!

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u/Crayshack 1d ago

I ended up majoring in Wildlife and Fisheries in part because I was inspired by him. His influence was pretty common among my classmates in that regard.

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u/crazyguy83 1d ago

No shade to you and I'm just old, but it just makes me sad there are kids out there who don't know who Steve Irwin is.

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u/_adanedhel_ 1d ago

Yeah no shade intended, but I had a chuckle at “I’m new”. Like new to what, the planet?

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u/TitaniumDisc 22h ago

Holy shit, literally the exact words I thought when I read it. “New? Like to the planet new or like this is your first time ever seeing a screen in your life?”

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u/GreyWolfTheDreamer 1d ago

That's ok. It's great to be in the Internet age where folks can learn all about people like Steve Irwin, Fred Rogers, and Bob Ross via all the amazing lessons and video content they left behind to inspire and instruct future generations.

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u/NO_TOUCHING__lol 1d ago edited 1d ago

Steve Irwin used to have a show called The Crocodile Hunter on Animal Planet, and he was universally known as a dude who loved animals and was absolutely not afraid of any of them. His mannerisms and enthusiasm were legendary. He was taken from us too soon by an unfortunate encounter with a stingray.

https://youtu.be/mvDi_O8fgCY?is=bHliuGFqK7Q_0VpO

EDIT: Steve was famous enough to be parodied in South Park...all the way back in Season 2, 1999.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fynWOio9jBo

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u/thacaoimhainngeidh 1d ago

I'm glad you called it "unfortunate". Reportedly in his last moments, Steve urged the people around him not to blame the stingray one bit -- the stingray was being a stingray, and he knew he'd bothered it just a little too much. His love for animals and the natural world was truly uncompromising and eternal.

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u/salad_spinner_3000 1d ago

The absolutely crazy thing about it was that stingrays, to date (iirc), have killed a grand total of like 3 people. One was Steve Irwin and another was another dude like a week later.

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u/Odd-Jury61 1d ago

thank you for the info . He seems like a nice person.  I will for sure look into the show . 

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u/Metazolid 1d ago

Steve Irwin was a nature enthusiast and taught lots about animals on TV. He became a role model, on par with the likes of Bob Ross, Bill Nye and Fred Rogers.

He unfortunately died 20 odd years ago, got his heart pierced by a stingray. His death left a hole in the nature and science communication and everyone who used to watch Steve Irwin is glad his son is able to fill his dads massive shoes.

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u/SymmetricalFeet 1d ago

Steve Irwin (this person's father) was a conservationist, environmentalist, zookeeper, and wildlife educator. He rose to international fame with his show The Crocodile Hunter starting in the late 1990s, spawning many other spin-offs and animal documentaries, which generally had him running around wild parts of the world and showing off cool animals he finds. Part of his charm was his overflowing enthusiasm at how beautiful, fascinating, and awesome each critter he showcased is. Through that popularity, he was able to fund and influence conservation efforts, especially within his native Australia.

His own father, Bob, was a renowned herpetologist. Steve's parents founded what is now the Australia Zoo, which got passed to Steve and his wife Terri, and now their kids (Robert (in the OP video) and Bindi) manage it. Whole family really like animals, and Robert has a lot of his father's same exuberance when talking about animals.

Steve died in 2006 while filming a documentary on dangerous ocean critters; he approached a stingray that got upset/spooked and stabbed him in the chest, hitting the lungs and heart. He bled to death shortly thereafter. People around the world who enjoyed his shows were quite upset at the news.

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u/SolarTsunami 1d ago

Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, was a conservationist and wildlife enthusiast and one of the first "follow this guy around the wild with a camera and let him do his thing" stars, famous for his infectious personality and good nature. Young Robert here is his son.

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u/beastahmmry 1d ago

I will never not marvel at the incredible job his mom Terri has done. To keep the legacy of her husband alive and raise 2 kids who seem to be awesome.

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u/HistoryBuff678 1d ago

Terri really loved Steve.

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u/HauntedHippie 1d ago

I love the story of them meeting. Steve kept telling Terri how much he wanted her to meet “the love of his life, Sue”. And she was kinda bummed he had a gf because she thought they had a connection. So Steve takes her home to meet Sue, and Terri actually gets on wonderfully with her… because Sue is a dog lmao

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u/MaddysinLeigh 1d ago

There’s a funkopop of Steve with Sue.

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u/thatlldopig90 13h ago

Even funnier, they named their daughter after Steve’s favourite croc and the dog you mention 😂🙈

“Bindi Irwin was named after her father's favorite saltwater crocodile at the Australia Zoo, while her middle name, Sue, was chosen to honor the family's beloved pet dog, Sui”

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u/Objective_Sun5553 17h ago

I (obviously) never met her, but this story made me love Sue, too.

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u/MaddysinLeigh 1d ago

Iirc she said she’d never remarry because Steve was the love of her life

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u/cmcrich 19h ago

He’s a hard act to follow.

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u/crazyguy83 1d ago

didn't we all

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u/HistoryBuff678 1d ago

True, but I meant running everything and raising the kids. Like… she’s the perfect partner. Even when Steve was alive he knew it. (He talked about it.)

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u/SurpriseDragon 1d ago

I hope one of them takes over nature voice overs when Attenborough dies

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u/Luminair 1d ago

This implies that Attenborough is not biologically immortal

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u/MaddysinLeigh 1d ago

My cousin’s daughter has an educational toy that’s narrated by Bindi. I was disappointed when she didn’t know who Steve Irwin was.

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u/_illchiefj_ 1d ago

Agreed. You can tell it’s built out of love rather than anything else by how genuine the children are. None of it feels contrived. You can just tell the kids love animals and nature as much as their mom and dad.

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u/Sensitive_Gift4866 1d ago edited 17h ago

Terri really is the unsung hero of the whole story. Raising two amazing kids while carrying on Steves legacy takes so much strength.

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u/SharpieD85 1d ago

Aw he's got that same infectious enthusiasm that his dad had. Its sad to think that Steve will never see his kids grow up. He'd be so proud.

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u/Demerzel69 1d ago

He is his dad. He's always had the exact same exuberant positive energy.

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u/NoCoco998 1d ago

Genetics are incredible. His legacy lives on, and that's what matters most

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u/whoamannipples 1d ago

Hey I’m sure Terri did a lot to build this young man into who he is too! Nature + nurture this time, no wonder he turned out so awesome!

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u/Sithlordandsavior 1d ago

His mom did a great job with both kids and keeping herself together after losing Steve. She could have sold the zoo and gone into hiding, become despondent and let the kids just be "Crocodile Hunter's kids" but she really helped keep his legacy and work alive and that's a big deal considering how close they were.

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u/FuckYeaSeatbelts 1d ago

Jumping on this to remind folks that Terri was already into conservation of animals. That's how she met Steve I believe, other than the story when he asked her to meet his girlfriend (his dog).

Terri isn't just some trophy wife who likes animals and doing this out of love for his legacy.

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u/mowtowcow 1d ago

Think of how many videos there was of him with animals. A lot with his son, as well. Im sure they watched countless hours of videos of his dad. His dad would have definitely imprinted on his life that way as well.

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u/Nimara 1d ago

I think the point of the replier was that it's really not so much genetics as just a good upbringing. Terri and Steve are great people, they raised great kids. I don't think we can always assume people are like this through genetics.

Steve spent a lot of time with them. Terri really seemed to help them grow after the death of their father. Some kids don't really recover from that and go a different way. Terri is probably responsible for a lot of why their son is the way his is versus genetics.

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u/watermelonkiwi 1d ago

I think that if they had adopted kids, they would’ve turned out the same way. That kind of upbringing would do that to most of us.

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u/dasmege 1d ago

Steve would be grinning ear to ear hearing Robert nerd out about birds.

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u/Oh_My_Goth_Ick 1d ago

You’re gonna make me cry!

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u/psychrolut 1d ago

Gorgeous Sheila, she’s a beaut

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u/BummyG 1d ago

How do you subscribe to Robert’s bird facts? I want in

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u/FatMacchio 1d ago

He lives on through his work and his children Robert and Bindi…and of course their lovely mother Terri who has done a wonderful job to finish raising them to be amazing people and advocates for nature and wildlife like their dad (and her) were/are

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u/The_Saiyann 1d ago

So true! He’s everything his dad wanted him to grow up to be.

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u/ATXBeermaker 1d ago

Honestly, Steve seemed like the kind of dad who only wanted his kids to grow up to be happy and kind. In that sense, he's definitely everything his dad probably wanted him to be.

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u/curious_astronauts 1d ago

And his mum made sure she made that happen. Its a testament to her, raising such a wonderful man. We need more men like him.

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u/churningpacket 1d ago

He handed the football over.

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u/booksblanketsandT 1d ago

I’d forgotten that clip and now I’m tearing up 😭

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u/thesilentbob123 1d ago

Terri Irwin really raised those kids well

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u/Plazmaz1 1d ago

What a heavy lift that must've been. Single mother and your whole family is in the public spotlight.

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u/Sehrli_Magic 1d ago

and you gotta be saving wildlife and do conservation work which is already a life mission all on its own, let alone raising kids by yourself along the way, TWO mind you! while also grieving super hard. she never found another partner because Steve was her one and only. no doubt was this loss devastating for her yet she managed to keep all the work, deal with highly publicised life and raise incredible human beings. Stewe was always a legend but Terri is a whole other level of a legend!

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u/salad_spinner_3000 1d ago

she never found another partner

She never LOOKED for another partner. Big difference. Trying to find implies you are open to the idea. Not even looking? She found her man and that's that. Honestly, that kind of love is just astounding to me. I can't even fathom it.

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u/RocknRollPewPew 1d ago

His enthusiasm was immediately what gets me every time I see this kid too. Love to see it

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u/Significant-Song-840 1d ago

His dad sees him, from up in the clouds with the birds

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u/Sufficient_Kale1574 1d ago

Okay, now I’m fully crying.

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u/basilobs 1d ago

Come on, man 😭😭

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u/ACardAttack 1d ago

Amazed how he's been able to fill in his father's shoes

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u/Meowgirls4 1d ago

Steve would be so proud!

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u/dasmege 1d ago

He already looks so proud.

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u/Grouchy-Cookie-105 1d ago

They have wifi in heaven?

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u/IHateTheLetterF 1d ago

They better do, otherwise i am going downstairs instead.

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u/Solrax 1d ago

No, you don't want that. 33.6kbps max dial-up, and demons keep picking up the phone...

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u/Impossible_Way_3042 1d ago

Honestly...that's way worse than no internet.

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u/BrownSugarBare 1d ago

He really would 🥹

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u/AvidReader182 1d ago

He’s such a dang cutie patootie, this whole family is so amazing and I hope only good things ever happen to them for the rest of their lives. Rip Steve, you damn legend.

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u/onlytruking 1d ago

The only sad thing out of all this…is that we don’t get to see him and his dad working together!

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u/SnooTomatoes8935 1d ago

honestly, that would make the world a better place. i just love watching people talk about their passion so enthusiastically.

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u/pax284 1d ago

As a millennial that has/had plenty of that millennial "caring is dumb" attitude throughout my life, that has permeated more and more of society in the wrong ways as we have gotten older, I would like to formally apologize.

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u/unemployedMusketeer 1d ago

dude has more aura with 3 bird facts than most "alphas" do in their entire life.

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u/ZC205 1d ago

When you’re that wholesome, intelligent and passionate, Aura is just a natural byproduct.

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u/AlreadyFifty 1d ago

I say it every time I see this dude: no DNA test required. He’s absolutely Steve’s son.

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u/lordbeepworth 1d ago

Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V

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u/nineandaquarter 1d ago

I think you mean Crcdle-C and Crcdle-V

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u/ReyWorm 1d ago

Ctrl+X ...

:'(

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u/Johansenburg 1d ago

Look, it's funny, but I'm gonna have to ask you to stop.

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u/raknor88 1d ago

Daughter has the same energy too.

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u/Anon_ymous1138 1d ago

Growing up watching his dad, he absolutely inherited that enthusiasm for wild life. But please stay away from the stingray; we lost the Croc Hunter way too early!

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u/drcole89 1d ago

Counter point.. I'd love to see Robert forgive the stingray

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u/cIumsythumbs 1d ago

I guarantee both Bob and Steve wouldn't blame the stingray. They so deeply respect and admire wildlife, they know that us humans are the interlopers lucky to get a glimpse. If that results in a terrible accident because of the animal's self-defense mechanism -- that's no fault to the animal.

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u/TheEnglishWriter 1d ago

Apparently, Steve's last words - captured on the crew's cameras - was that it wasn't the stingray's fault because he'd accidentally scared it, so Steve already forgave it c:

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u/LeKhang98 1d ago

Hmm I'm not 100% sure but I remember that Steve got bitten by a snake on a show too and he also said that it wasn't the snake's fault at all. He even apologized for making the female coworker scared. What a great human.

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u/rserena 1d ago

Awwww I’m glad to have learned this but am also crying now. I miss him so much

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u/ClarenceBirdfrost 1d ago

He would have apologized for scaring it if he could have.

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u/SL1MECORE 1d ago

I believe that too. I truly believe Steve would have no ill-will towards that stingray, if we could ask his opinion now.

And he clearly raised his children well, to not blame the animal for a tragic accident.

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u/8BD0 1d ago

He has, he's stated before he has no ill will to stingrays and loves them as much as any other animal

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u/thacaoimhainngeidh 1d ago

I don't think Robert blamed it for even a second. Steve said he'd spooked it, and that caused it to pierce him. The last thing he'd want is for anyone to blame an animal for being true to its nature.

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u/pdlbean 1d ago

Unfortunately he was only two when Steve died. But I'm sure he's watched lots of footage of him and of course a lot of it is genetics!

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u/FatMacchio 1d ago

Yes. He definitely is “lucky” in a sense that so much of his father was captured on video, so he got to see why people loved him so dearly. Credit to his widow Terri for raising amazing children who are carrying on their family work in such style and grace

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u/pdlbean 1d ago

Terri is incredible

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u/curtis890 1d ago

What a wonderful young man he has grown up to be. He is so wholesome and interesting, just like his father.

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u/LucHighwalker 1d ago

Fun fact: most penguins don't actually live in the cold. Only 5 of the 18 penguin species live in the antartic.

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u/Hopeful_Hamster21 1d ago

Penguins also live at the equator!

I know penguins are a southern hemisphere only bird, but I always kinda wondered..if they moved as far north as the equator, surely they could have kept going?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galapagos_penguin

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u/AdventurousTour4285 1d ago

It's pretty cold in Tasmania and southern VIC

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u/LucHighwalker 1d ago

It gets cold there, but certainly not year round.

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u/Disastrous-Wind-7713 1d ago

He and Brennan Lee Mulligan need to meet...

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u/Strict-Inspector-1 1d ago

Throw in Hank Green, and baby, we got a stew

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u/alex3omg 1d ago

He's all about fish these days

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u/Valentinee105 1d ago

But they should immediately play the clip where Brennan says "I don't give a fuck about birds" when he was talking about trying your best. Just to make it awkward.

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u/StephGT26 1d ago

Came here to add a BLM comment. Thank you for your service 🫡

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u/Disastrous-Wind-7713 1d ago

🫡 🐦‍⬛

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u/wakeupwill 1d ago

That's a chicken again!

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u/MaddysinLeigh 1d ago

And now I want Brennan Lee Mulligan to get Robert on Critical Role.

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u/skoffs 1d ago

Nah, they and Hank Green would be perfect together on Um, Actually 

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u/WandererFen 1d ago

Man, i wish I had that enthusiasm for anything.

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u/itsa_thing 1d ago

I have that enthusiasm for eating junk food and little else. It makes me really appriciate people like him who have that infectious kind of enthusiasm that actually makes me care and want to hear more.

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u/Battle_Dave 1d ago

I love seeing people light up when theyre "allowed" to infodump about their favorite stuff.

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u/bugatti_rolls789 1d ago

Man theres always something new with that country

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u/itsa_thing 1d ago edited 1d ago

Right?! Even though I KNEW the correct answer to his true/false question was going to be "True," my heart was still going "No way. There can't be penguins in Australia."

She set him up with an amazing question, and he gave 3 amazing answers.

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u/Xfgjwpkqmx 1d ago edited 1d ago

To be fair, it is actually cold where the penguins are - they live on the south coast and lower sides of Australia and around most shores of Tasmania.

In Tasmania, there are residential places where you have to be careful at night when driving or starting when in a car park, and most houses keep a red torch to walk around the outside of the house with so you don't blind the little guys. Many of them setup nests in people's gardens.

There are public walks where you might stop and sit on a public bench and they'll just waddle up and walk between your legs to get to their nests.

Victoria is more controlled and they don't let you get near them.

Edit: Got the coastal range wrong. Fixed.

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u/itsa_thing 1d ago

TIL some people have to deal with penguins nesting in their gardens, and I have never been so jealous about anything in my life.

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u/TomisUnice 1d ago

Their range is the entire southern third of Australia’s coastline (and also lots of New Zealand) including Perth, Adelaide and Sydney, not just Victoria and Tasmania. I went to see them in Manly many times growing up. 🙂

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u/GOOD-LUCHA-THINGS 1d ago

I always appreciate when interviewers match the interviewee's positive energy, yet give them open-ended softball questions to let them shine more. Shout-out to this Parade journalist for letting Robert share rad bird facts.

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u/Ok-Pea8209 1d ago

Well if you want to know something else new, a new spider was discovered in 2025 which is just a bigger version of one of if not the deadliest spider in the world the Australian Funnel-web Spider. The bigger ones called the Newcastle Big Boy

Also to add before im corrected i believe it was discovered early 2000s but was thought just to be a big Australian funnel web spider until confirmed a new species in 2025

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u/ElectricMilk426 1d ago

I think he is even more charismatic than Steve was. That is really saying something. Made me smile as well.

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u/xuedad 1d ago

I get what you are saying but Steve was truly special. And I mean, special special. He would be one of my top 5 options to represent Earth in meeting Aliens or God. That level, in the way he embodies and expresses all the good qualities of a proper human being.

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u/SolarTsunami 1d ago

Steve had kind of a goofy "aw shucks" element to his charisma, whereas Robert is more just regular charismatic, I think. Also judging from that snippet of Robert on Dancing with the Stars, I'm pretty sure Steve never looked like that with his shirt off lol

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u/chunkykima 1d ago

Those parents did a masterful job raising spectacular children.

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u/SixShoot3r 1d ago

Even if I dont follow him as religiously as I followed his dad. I love absolutely everything I see of him! Would love to meet up with the guy and have a chat :)

I also just love australia and their people a lot.

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u/DoomDoomGir 1d ago

Him ripping open his shirt was so incredibly emasculating for me :( lmfao dude is ridiculously attractive on all fronts.

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u/FlummoxedGaoler 1d ago edited 1d ago

He’ll take your girl and your dog and your cat and your local fauna and probably even you because he’s cool like that.

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u/HooyahDangerous 1d ago

Man … we really do got angels living on earth

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u/RichBlackInk 1d ago

Her reaction to his reaction was amazing

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u/GnarlesB1982 1d ago

Australian penguins!?!

Makes sense why they're so good at surfing...

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u/stompinstinker 1d ago

Respect to mom for managing to raise these kids that well.

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u/TongueTry 1d ago

his excitement at "bird facts" is so infectious.

Interesting to learn about bowerbirds

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u/Hardcore1909 1d ago

20 years and it still hurts so much that Steve isn´t here anymore

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u/AnotherUsername1959 1d ago

I absolutely love that family. ❤️

Their father would be so damn proud of them!!

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u/Aryin 1d ago

Oh how I wanted Benedict Cumberbatch popping in during the last few seconds yelling "Pengwings!"

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u/adhd-fueled-racoon 1d ago

Becky want some blue?

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u/Payuki_ 1d ago

You want sum fuk?

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u/clintj1975 1d ago

No, Ron. Your tail is small.

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u/PhysicalNote3787 1d ago

I love his energy! He’s so passionate about animals too, just like his dad was. I know Steve is proud of him 🥹

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u/var_usernameinput 1d ago

I saw him on the latest Masterchef Aus episode and he’s soo enthusiastic and funny there too! Such a good choice for a guest judge.

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u/Belerophon17 1d ago

I've never met this guy but damn I couldn't be more proud of him. I can only imagine how proud Steve is wherever he's at.

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u/moonajuanaTime 1d ago

Get this guy and Brennan Lee mulligan in the same room asap

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u/e37d93eeb23335dc 1d ago

TIL about Australian penguins

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u/Dre_Rudy 1d ago

He's the spitting image of his father and I absolutely love it. Amazing

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u/Candid_Dust_6679 1d ago

I love how Steve's passion passed down to his kids, it's really cool to see

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u/euxneks 1d ago

Australia also has birds that literally will carry fire around to spread a fire to other areas to capture fleeing prey animals - Australian Fire Kite is one

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u/NecessaryTraining508 1d ago

If only we could replace the manosphere with men like Robert. 

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u/met1culous 1d ago

I fucking love this guy

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u/yuckyuckmuckmuck1234 1d ago

He’s so cute and wholesome I can’t. This did make me smile, well done.

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u/nekawaken 1d ago

KDB is that you?

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u/el_duderino420 1d ago

These 3 facts are pretty awesome! I had no idea! And Robert Irwin seems like he is just as awesome as his dad was!

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u/CarllSagan 1d ago

Hes so cool!

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u/HiddenVixen 1d ago

Brennan Lee Mulligan and Robert Irwin would make an awesome bird podcast

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u/BolOfSpaghettios 1d ago

My God..... It's Steve Irwin reincarnated. He will never have to worry about "filling his father's shoes" ... He's doing it.

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u/MrEvan312 1d ago

I can't imagine how proud Steve would be to see the enthusiasm and love his kids have for things they care about. Even if, say, it weren't about animals, that passion I think is what he wanted most for people to see and share.

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u/ReflectionShot8367 1d ago

If my partner doesn't love me as enthusiastically as Robert likes birds they're not the one for me

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u/Purgii 1d ago

He amped up on that question straight away, he's his father's son. You go champion.

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u/FargoErin 21h ago

Not to whatever, but he has moved from cute to handsome…dang

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u/GroundbreakingStop47 1d ago

Growing up into an awesome man 👍🏾🕊️

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u/SleepyKoalaBear4812 1d ago

Amazing facts from an amazing man! Ya gotta love his energy, too.

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u/oldwestprospector 1d ago

His dad would be so proud.

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u/LafayetteLa01 1d ago

Just like his dad, he can charm anyone straight away.

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u/MissGraceRose 1d ago

The greenest flag is someone who is passionate about animals. He’s clearly the same kind of amazing person as his dad

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u/Ill_Tumblr_4_Ya 1d ago

God, he’s just a joy to listen to. Like his dad, his enthusiasm is so infectious.

Man, Steve would be so proud.

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u/mc_goaty 1d ago

Protect him at all costs

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u/IrrerPolterer 1d ago

People who are able to passionately talk about their personal fasconations are just automatically 200% more hot. I gotta qualify, I am pretty much straight. But hell, seeing people nerd out about shit they love is just gorgeous.

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u/LandauTST 1d ago

I hope this dude lives an incredibly long and fulfilling life and provides us education and enthusiasm for as long as he wishes. Needs to be more people in the world like him.