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Robert Irwin Says Being an Uncle Is "The Best Job I've Ever Had"
Robert Irwin is honoring his precocious father Steve Irwin's bequest by pursuing successful his footsteps.
"I deliberation what dada truly showed the satellite was, of course, to person that appreciation for the earthy satellite and to dainty each surviving being connected this satellite arsenic you would privation to beryllium treated," Robert told E! News. "I deliberation that's thing that I'll ever transportation with me."
He continued, "I deliberation that much than anything, I would anticipation that I truly proceed this message that beingness is abbreviated and we person to unrecorded each time to the fullest."
The Crocodile Hunter star died astatine the property of 44 successful 2006 after being stabbed successful the thorax by a stingray barb portion shooting the documentary Ocean's Deadliest, leaving down Robert, his woman Terri Irwin, and girl Bindi Irwin. And 16 years later, Robert is continuing to grant his precocious father's legacy by embodying his connection of kindness and spreading it to the world.
"We person to make arsenic overmuch affirmative alteration arsenic we tin for our situation and for our chap humans arsenic well," the 18-year-old said. "And conscionable to dainty 1 with kindness, and I deliberation helium exemplified that perfectly. And I'll ever conscionable consciousness truthful fortunate that I had the astir astonishing dada successful the world, who was virtually a superhero."
And one month up of Steve Irwin Day—the yearly planetary lawsuit successful grant of his beingness and bequest connected Nov. 15—Robert announced the merchandise of his caller photography book, Robert Irwin's Australia.
"This is simply a communicative of earthy beauty, biology turmoil and anticipation told done my lens," the photographer wrote connected Instagram Oct. 7. "It's a arrogant infinitesimal for maine and a passionateness task that has been years successful the making. Discover my position of this unthinkable country, and however photography and conservation spell manus successful hand."
Australia Zoo via Getty Images
Robert told E! that his love for photography comes from his dad, sharing, "He was an highly passionate quality being successful beforehand of the lens, but down the lens, helium was precise good versed arsenic well. He loved getting retired and taking images."
Robert Irwin's Australia is disposable done the Australia Zoo now.
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