Steve Irwin: Google Doodle celebrates the 57th anniversary of the birth of Steve Irwin, the crocodile hunter | India News

NEW DELHI: The Google Doodle celebrated Friday the life and legacy of Steve Irwin, wildlife advocate, television actor and television actor, who has allowed the world to see the great reptiles like never before previously through his work at the Australia Zoo and his popular television. series "The crocodile hunter".

In his note to the famous hunter, Google Doodle said: "Irwin and his family have dedicated their lives to the preservation and enhancement of wildlife and wild places of the Earth."

Born in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, in 1962, Irwin was raised by Lyn and Bob Irwin, who gave him an eleven foot python for his sixth birthday. He called the snake Fred. In the early 1970s, the Irwins settled in the Sunshine Coast, in the Australian state of Queensland, and opened the Beerwah Reptile Park.

Learning to fight crocodiles since the age of nine, Irwin volunteered to participate in the crocodile management program on the east coast of Queensland to capture and relocate crocodiles. Endangered salt water, the largest of all live reptiles, to protect them from injury. He has been involved in all aspects of managing his family's park, renamed Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park, and finally the Australian Zoo.

Shortly after arriving at the park management, Irwin meets his future wife, Terri, visiting the zoo. They spent their honeymoon capturing fangs and the images they shot became the first episode of The Crocodile Hunter, which then became a fugitive hit-series that was seen in more than 100 countries by more than 500 million people.

Through the show, Irwin's enthusiasm to save endangered (and dangerous) animals quickly became as popular as his slogan in one word, "Crikey!". It was also a family effort – while Steve and Terri animated the show together, their children Bindi and Robert also became staples of the series.

In 2001, the Australian government awarded Irwin the Centennial Medal for all his life, and in 2004 he was named Australian of the Year. Among his many accomplishments are the discovery of a new species of snapping turtle, named Elseya irwini in his honor. In 2018, he also posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Today, Irwin's legacy lives on thanks to his family's continued work on animal conservation and the celebration of Steve Irwin Day on November 15, an international celebration of wildlife, family and fun, including fundraising events for the Wildlife Warriors program at the Australia Zoo.

Irwin died on September 4, 2006, while he was filming for the documentary series Ocean's Deadliest. He was injured by a skate and bled to death.