The animal community was devastated when, on September 4th, 2006, Australian Steve Irwin was stung by a stingray’s barb, which punctured his heart, and caused fatal cardiac arrest. A larger than-life-figure, his death (one of only three known to have been caused by stingrays) seems mythically ironic: an unusually passive Irwin inexplicably hit in the […]
The Crocodile Hunter, aka Steve Irwin, is perhaps the craziest personality to hit Animal Planet to date.
The Crocodile Hunter, aka Steve Irwin, is perhaps the craziest personality to hit Animal Planet to date. With his signature exclamations of “Crikey!” and commentary peppered with all kinds of Australian slang, the Croc Hunter dives headfirst into the wild in order to capture, relocate and rehabilitate crocodiles, rhinos, snakes, and other nefarious beasts-with […]