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In the three weeks since Steve Irwin, the Australian "Crocodile Hunter," died suddenly at age 44 from a rare stingray attack, FReepers have poured out their hearts to show their great love for Irwin's infectious enthusiasm and passion for his work; his devotion to his family, his country, his friends and the public at large; and his one-of-a-kind brand of wildlife education and entertainment. His widow, Terri, and his 8-year-old daughter, Bindi, will be on U.S. television Wednesday night in an interview with Barbara Walters on ABC. His 2-year-old son, Bob, is a little too young to make an appearance...

TOO much pressure is being placed on Bindi Irwin to follow in her father Steve's footsteps, a child psychologist warned today. The eight-year-old is being touted as the next Crocodile Hunter after bravely telling the world at Irwin's memorial service yesterday: "I don't want Daddy's passion to ever end." Newspapers today ran headlines describing Bindi as "the future of the dream" and "the little wildlife warrior". Irwin's friend and manager, John Stainton, has predicted Bindi's fame could eclipse her father's within five years. But Alison Garton, a professor of psychology at Western Australia's Edith Cowan University, said such statements put...

PRIME Minister John Howard was among a string of political leaders, singers, actors, entertainers, academics and friends who have delivered tributes at the memorial service for Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin today. More than 5000 people crowded into the zoo’s Crocoseum on the Sunshine Coast, and another 300 million fans worldwide watched the service. "My fellow Australians, we gather in this special place that Steve created to celebrate the life of a remarkable man and remarkable Australian," Mr Howard said. "Steve Irwin touched the hearts of Australians and touched the hearts of millions around the world in a very special way....

A SPARE seat will be left beside Steve Irwin's widow and children tomorrow, as a special way to remember the Crocodile Hunter during his memorial service. Irwin's manager and long-time friend John Stainton has refused to reveal too many details about the service, but he has confirmed there will be a spare seat for Irwin beside his wife Terri and their children, Bindi and Bob. "There will be one seat alongside of the family for Steve because he loved the Crocoseum, he built it," Mr Stainton said. "His Australia Zoo cap that he always wore watching all the shows with...

TICKETS to Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's memorial have been snapped up in just 15 minutes, leaving hundreds empty-handed. Irwin fans camped overnight outside several ticketing outlets in Queensland overnight for free tickets to Wednesday's memorial service. Three thousand tickets were snapped up at Australia Zoo and ticket outlets at Maroochydore and Brisbane. At the front of the queue in Brisbane was 34-year-old beauty therapist Melissa Power, who had lined up for more than 25 hours to secure tickets. "It's unbelievable," a teary Ms Power said once she had the tickets in her hand. "I haven't slept and am so over-emotional...

Beerwah, Australia: Hundreds of surfers formed a circle in the waves off Australia‘s eastern coast and cast sprigs of wildflowers into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday to honour ‘Crocodile Hunter‘ Steve Irwin. Australian media reported that a family service for Irwin, who was killed a week ago when a stingray barb pierced his chest as he filmed a TV show, was held on Saturday on his wildlife park at Beerwah on Queensland state’s Sunshine Coast. Irwin’s manager John Stainton said the reports were conjecture, and the family would make a statement on Monday about the funeral. Brisbane’s The Sunday Mail...

STEVE Irwin will get a state funeral if that's what his family wants, Queensland Premier Peter Beattie says. The 44-year-old media personality and environmentalist conservationist died yesterday when a stingray barb punctured his heart while he was filming a nature documentary off the coast of Port Douglas in north Queensland.

CROCODILE Hunter Steve Irwin died in "quintessentially Australian circumstances," Prime Minister John Howard told parliament today. Irwin, 44, died when his chest was pierced by a stingray barb while swimming off the Queensland Coast yesterday. "Steve Irwin's death yesterday in bizarre, tragic, and in some respects quintessentially Australian circumstances has not only shocked and horrified the people of Australia but it has brought forth an outpouring of grief and an outpouring of emotional expressions of regard for this remarkable man around the world," Mr Howard said. Quoting actor Russell Crowe, Mr Howard said "the Crocodile man Steve Irwin was the...

FOOTAGE of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin being fatally gored by a stingray on the Great Barrier Reef has been handed to Queensland police as fans worldwide come to grips with the "freak" death.Irwin, 44, was killed almost instantly when the stingray stabbed him in the heart with its poisonous 20cm barb as he snorkelled off Port Douglas, in north Queensland, yesterday morning.

Steve Irwin dead at 44, diving and killed by a stingray. Survived by wife and two children, RIP. Reports: Australia’s ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin killed The Associated Press Monday, September 4, 2006 Brisbane, Australia — Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the “Crocodile Hunter,” was killed Monday by a stingray during a diving expedition, Australian media said. He was 44. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary on the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Queensland state when the accident occurred, Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on its Web site. The Australian Broadcasting Corp. said...

CROCODILE hunter Steve Irwin is reportedly under Federal Government investigation for a possible criminal breach of wildlife laws after allegedly clowning with whales and penguins while filming in Antarctica. The Sydney Morning Herald said the Australian Antarctic Division has demanded an urgent copy of a documentary, due to be screened on Friday in the US, based on descriptions of its contents. The blurb for the hour-long Ice Breaker program on the Animal Planet channel says Irwin "slides down hillsides with penguins; almost rubs noses with the notoriously dangerous leopard seal; and spends time in the inspirational company of two friendly...