2006-09-04 21:55:06 · 18 answers · asked by pollocklauren 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Incredible ego, fearlessness, need for fame, avarice, interest in zoology, philanthropy, desire to educate, or pure stupidity. You choose. The fact is whatever the reason he did enormous good for the understanding and protection of animals normally considered dangerous and undesirable. He was an amazing ambassador.
Isn't it ironic that urban legend had him down as eaten by a crocodile several years ago? And yet when he died it was doing something that hardly anyone had ever been injured doing. Even kids swim with stingrays on holiday.
2006-09-04 21:57:47 · answer #1 · answered by Joyous 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
tackling dangerous wild animals didn't cost steve irwin his life, he had a lot of respect for them and though he looked reckless, he always ensured both him and his filmcrew were safe. steve irwin died in a freak accident with a stringray which are not only very placid animals (i've swam with them myself) but also their barbs are not very threatening, just like a severe bee-sting. it was just the milion to one chance that it stung him so close to his heart and even then it was the puncture wound not the creatures natural poison defence that killed him. on a personal note steve irwin also did more for the conservation of australian wildlife than anyone else, is that not reason enough?
2006-09-05 05:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by signman 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He didn't. None of the animals he tackled cost him his life. It was one that he wasn't tackling that killed him. It was a freak accident and it didn't happen to him because he was being an @$$.
He tackled dangerous animals because he knew what he was doing. You don't think he started out at 16yrs old just harassing crocs do you? No, he learnt how to approach animals over a long period of time and he was obviously good at it because NONE of the animals he messed with EVER killed him!
2006-09-05 05:00:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Steve Irwin is the best Australian ambassador we could ask for all the proceeds from his movies went into buying land to save animals .
Yes he took risks, would you even know his name if he didn't.
He is and always will be a legend
2006-09-05 04:58:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Someone convinced Steve to do a documentary categorizing stingrays--the cuddliest and most gentle of marine creatures, (except for the manatee) --they are actually friendlier than dolphins--and one suddenly killed him? I would love to know who came up with the idea and I would love to see the unedited video. I want to create enough of a buzz so that they are forced to show the video. I am not buying their story without the proof.
Boaz.
2006-09-05 05:11:49 · answer #5 · answered by Boaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i will never forget the image of steve irwin talking to the camera while sharks were in a feeding frenzy all around him while he stood in the water...the guy was a crazy kook but he was fascinating, funny and very entertaining...i kind of felt one day his luck would run out the way he took risks dealing with wildlife but i would never have guessed it would take a stingray to be the culprit....my condolences to his friends and family....he was one of a kind and his legacy will continue as his shows run on animal planet
2006-09-05 05:01:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, The irony of his death is that Stingrays are generally quite harmless with the number so deaths a year absolutely minimal.
Steve Irwin was doing something which I have done - something comparitively safe which went wrong.
2006-09-05 04:59:31 · answer #7 · answered by Felidae 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I believe everyone has heard by now this most horrible news of the loss of the Crocodile Hunter...
He was a great man and husband and father...
He was so devoted to his family and his friends...
He was such a likeable guy and I will be mourning his loss for some time...
2006-09-05 05:07:50 · answer #8 · answered by aspenkdp2003 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He loved what he did and knew the dangers of what he was doing. He appreciated the animals and looked past there monsterised public opinon.
he was killed by a stingray barb and it was only the fourth recorded death of it's kind.
He was a great advacate for Australian tourism and the environment and basically a great guy.
RIP steve - we'll miss your great sense of fun and adventure
2006-09-05 05:02:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is what he loved to do. That was his life next to his wife and kids. He has helped people who have seen his show and that have been attacked by crocodiles I seen it on the news. He was a great man and everyone Loved him
2006-09-05 05:02:03 · answer #10 · answered by Mickey S 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋