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While I am surprised that a stingray was the cause of Steve's death I must say that (FROM WHAT I SAW ON TV) that most of his stuff was done with a fair amount of CALCULATED RISK.
Sure, what he did was dangerous, but I think it's kind of odd for this community to sound like whuffos.
It is easy to believe that he was provoking the stingray to some extent but I would like to think that this was just a bad turn of events rather than some moron with a camera and a wet suit kicking the proverbial hornets nest.
Sure, what he did was dangerous, but I think it's kind of odd for this community to sound like whuffos.
It is easy to believe that he was provoking the stingray to some extent but I would like to think that this was just a bad turn of events rather than some moron with a camera and a wet suit kicking the proverbial hornets nest.
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. Man, the guy was hitting my 'annoying' button pretty regularly to start with...but my hubby and daughter got me into watching his shows if just to see some cool animals and get a laugh. It's sad that the guy died. I hope his legacy will live on and continue to help the animals he worked so hard to save.
-And at our house we say 'Crikey!' a whole lot...I guess that'll feel kinda weird from now on.
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I would have let him hold my kid while feeding a croc. He had done it THOUSANDS of times and it was safe.
I would let Jim Wallace take my kid on a tandem. He could do it safely.
If a stingray hasnt killed somedone in decades, this HAS to be a freak accident.
He has done WAY more good than harm in this world and he should be remembered as a champion of the enviornment, wildlife and education.
After watching the Croc Hunter episode about how he met his wife and through the birth of his daughter.....he very possibly could be the best and most passionate father and husband I have ever seen.
The loss to his wife and 2 kids is the greatest loss of all and it makes me terribly sad.
I would let Jim Wallace take my kid on a tandem. He could do it safely.
If a stingray hasnt killed somedone in decades, this HAS to be a freak accident.
He has done WAY more good than harm in this world and he should be remembered as a champion of the enviornment, wildlife and education.
After watching the Croc Hunter episode about how he met his wife and through the birth of his daughter.....he very possibly could be the best and most passionate father and husband I have ever seen.
The loss to his wife and 2 kids is the greatest loss of all and it makes me terribly sad.
riddler 0
QuoteSomebody on a related thread said this was the first documented death caused by a stingray since 1944.
An aboriginal child was also killed some years ago. But yeah - it's very uncommon.
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Tyrion 0
QuoteI can't help but think that Steve Irwin was somehow BOTHERING and ANNOYING this poor creature when it stuck its tail fin into the guy's heart. Somebody on a related thread said this was the first documented death caused by a stingray since 1944.
The wife and I aren't really surprised in the least, we've always felt we'd be reading Mr. Irwin's obit one of these days. Along with people who insist on swimming among sharks in chain mail suits (they nailed her), and running around on fresh lava beds taking pictures of fresh volcanos (got them too, though I must admit I admired their pics). I won't go into whether or not the guy was doing a good job at promoting conservation of endangered species, because I don't know the facts (and am generally STRONGLY pro-environmental). But I know better myself than to go around provoking animals that are naturally going to strike back and all I can say is if you keep annoying crocs, snakes, grizzly bears, sharks, Humboldt Squids, and stingrays, etc, it WILL eventually get you in the end. Guess his number was just up, but it didn't have to be....
He was not provoking or intimidating it. They have the footage of the incident, it has been reviewed and it was determined he was not doing anything to provoke or upset it.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/irwin-didnt-intimidate-stingray/2006/09/05/1157222098946.html
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Found on an Aussie Forum:
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Mate.
Even though we had our differences and didn't always see eye to eye, it's a sad bloody day for us all.
We'll miss you.
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PLFXpert 0
Yowza to this thread.
I was sad to hear this news over the weekend.
I was sad to hear this news over the weekend.
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highfly 0
when asked about his favourite childhood programmes steve irwin replied "thunderbirds was great but there'll always be a place in my heart for stingray"
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QuoteQuoteI can't help but think that Steve Irwin was somehow BOTHERING and ANNOYING this poor creature when it stuck its tail fin into the guy's heart. Somebody on a related thread said this was the first documented death caused by a stingray since 1944.
The wife and I aren't really surprised in the least, we've always felt we'd be reading Mr. Irwin's obit one of these days. Along with people who insist on swimming among sharks in chain mail suits (they nailed her), and running around on fresh lava beds taking pictures of fresh volcanos (got them too, though I must admit I admired their pics). I won't go into whether or not the guy was doing a good job at promoting conservation of endangered species, because I don't know the facts (and am generally STRONGLY pro-environmental). But I know better myself than to go around provoking animals that are naturally going to strike back and all I can say is if you keep annoying crocs, snakes, grizzly bears, sharks, Humboldt Squids, and stingrays, etc, it WILL eventually get you in the end. Guess his number was just up, but it didn't have to be....
He was not provoking or intimidating it. They have the footage of the incident, it has been reviewed and it was determined he was not doing anything to provoke or upset it.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/irwin-didnt-intimidate-stingray/2006/09/05/1157222098946.html
Thanks for posting that. Maybe it will shut up those arm chair whuffo quarterbackers. But probably not.
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dorbie 0
From an article:
QuoteIrwin's conservation work would continue despite his death yesterday, a close friend said today.
The executive director of Irwin's Australia Zoo at Beerwah, near Queensland's Sunshine Coast, pledged today that Irwin's work to protect wildlife would go on.
"We have an obligation now to do more, and through his legacy we hope more Australians and more people around the world will get into conservation," Michael Hornby told Channel Nine's Today program.
"Things like the culling of wildlife, which Steve was very passionate [against]. That has to stop. We've got to create safer habitats; we've got to carry on the mantle."
Irwin made a great contribution to the conservation movement around the world, Mr Hornby said.
"I don't think we'll ever come to grips with his impact," Mr Hornby said.
"It's not just the direct stuff, the land that he has purchased to create habitats, the money he has invested, the motivation that he has provided so many people.
very sad he was a cool cat.
Zenister 0
QuoteQuoteQuoteI hollered to the back of my very small house, where Jay's watching cartoons, "Jay, Crocodile hunter was killed by a stingray."
"I didn't like him anyway..."
Oh my!
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Crikey! LOL!!! That made me laugh!!How old is Jay?
Made me laugh too...lol. Jay's 9.
bravo!
teach children about the realities of death early on..then they wont act like blubbering twits when "she flies nearer" to their own lives
every living thing dies.. sad to say it but not ever living human really experiences their life while they have it.... gettting all broken up because some died while following their True Path (and Steve Irwin certainly was IMO) isnt just sentimental.. its bloody stupid and shortsighted. Those sitting around in various forms/stages of depression arent helping the dead.. and they ARE harming themselves.. (and the children they raise with such an ignorant attitude towards everything's eventual end.)
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Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
Zenister 0
QuoteQuoteMy memory was that Irwin was holding the kid in his arms. If Irwin had been charged and knocked down, his ability to protect the kid is quite limited. Anyway, I think your reasoning does little to mitigate what I consider to be child endangerment.
You also have very limited knowledge of what actualy happens at Australia Zoo. The footage you saw in the news suffers very greatly from paralax error (they were quite a considerable distance apart), you also did not see the 5 other staff memebers in the enclosure with Steve and Bob. Also the Crocs there are VERY well fed and cared for. What you saw was "percieved danger".
HEY! this is AMERICA! We dont need ACTUAL FACTS to form an (ignorant) OPINION...
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Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.
So your trivia answer of the night - Bindi Sue(sp?) Irwin
Bindi = Steve's favorite croc
Sue = Steve's dog
Terri's water broke and in true showman fashion, he brought his film crew to the event.
It's good TV.
Michael
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