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Bindi Irwin Bio

Bindi Irwin

Bindi Irwin is a television naturalist and animal rights activist who rose to fame as the daughter of 'crocodile hunter' Steve Irwin.

Bindi Sue Irwin was born on July 24th, 1998, in Nambour, Queensland, . She was named after her father's favorite crocodile and the family dog. Her father was the famous 'crocodile hunter' television celebrity Steve Irwin; her mother, Terri Irwin, is a zoologist. She also has a younger brother, Bob. With the family home in the grounds of Australia Zoo, she grew up surrounded by animals, and from an early age took an interest in teaching others about them. She developed a particular passion for popularly misunderstood animals such as spiders and snakes.

Bindi’s first television appearance was on The Rosie ODonnell Show, when she was just one year old. She later appeared alongside her father in The Crocodile Hunter Diaries and The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course as well as starring in Wiggly Safari, a special edition of children's TV favorite The Wiggles. She also became actively involved in animal conservation, taking part in activities such as catching crocodiles and fitting them with transmitters to help monitor their behavior. Her social activities frequently involved meeting different kinds of animals and learning useful skills such as digging for fossils.

Barring a brief appearance on the popular holiday program Getaway, Bindi's television career was put on hold while she got used to attending school, where she particularly enjoyed writing. She would not enter the public eye again until the tragic death of her father in 2006. The speech she gave at his funeral, which she had written herself, was broadcast all around the world. In it she stated her intention to continue her father's work and noted that the best way people could show their respect for him was by helping animals. In later interviews she stressed that, despite her father having been killed by a stingray, she has never been afraid of any animal. Like him, she finds working with dangerous animals exciting precisely because there's no way to predict what might happen. She doesn't dislike any animal, and believes that all are important in helping the environment.

Prior to her father's death, the two of them had been scheduled to work together on a television show called Bindi, the Jungle Girl. Though its producers were ready to respectfully back away in the aftermath of the tragedy, Bindi pressed for the show to go on, ready to present it by herself. Her father will still appear in some scenes shot before his death, thus fulfilling his wish to play co-star to her. Bindi has said that she envies her character in the show, because she lives in a tree house and is in constant contact with animals. Her burgeoning celebrity has caused some to be concerned for her welfare, with Senator Bill Heffernan worrying that she would not be allowed to have a normal childhood, but Bindi seems confident in front of the camera and her father's former manager, family friend John Stainton, asserts that she is very much in control. As well as appearing on television and gracing the cover of New Idea magazine, she has a personal website in which she talks about her experiences in working with animals.

Besides working in television, Bindi is directly involved in conservation efforts at Australia Zoo and in supporting the animal hospital which her father established. She also does charity work and has been involved in a sponsored read-a-thon to help people living with multiple sclerosis.