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How did animal Steve die?
Steve Irwin | |
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Irwin at Australia Zoo in 2005 | |
Born | Stephen Robert Irwin22 February 1962 Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 4 September 2006 (aged 44) Batt Reef, Queensland, Australia |
Cause of death | Stingray injury to the heart |
What type of stingray killed Steve?
short-tail stingray
A stingray off the coast of Florida. [CREDIT: ac4lt] The poisonous stinger punctured Irwin’s heart, killing him almost instantly. The short-tail stingray, Dasyatis brevicaudata, is a huge and normally docile fish.
What animal was Steve afraid of?
But no one is completely fearless, not even The Crocodile Hunter, and Irwin admitted to being terrified of one animal in particular—the hippo, which makes the list of 22 animals that are deadlier than sharks.
How did Steve Irwin get a broken neck?
Steve Irwin secretly lived with chronic pain for the last three years of his life, his father Bob Irwin revealed on a documentary aired in the US last night. The Crocodile Hunter was recuperating from a broken neck while shooting his final documentary, Ocean’s Deadliest.
What animal did Steve Irwin fear the most?
parrots
BRAWNY BITE. According to Irwin, parrots and similar birds, like this sulfur-crested cockatoo, are the animals that he fears most.
Did Steve Irwin have any fears?
Who is the owner of the Animal Planet?
The following is a press release from Discovery Communications (owner of Discovery Channel and Animal Planet) on the tragic death of Australian television host and conservationist Steve Irwin: Discovery Communications is deeply saddened by the tragic and sudden loss of Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter.
How did Steve Irwin from Animal Planet die?
The Australian television personality died in a freak accident off the Great Barrier Reef. The following is a press release from Discovery Communications (owner of Discovery Channel and Animal Planet) on the tragic death of Australian television host and conservationist Steve Irwin:
Why was the world’s most dangerous animals made?
When I came up with Deadly (60), it kind of focused on the animals which have universal appeal. Even those who are a lot into animals are wary of the ones which present a danger to us human beings. But my twist has always been to show that these animals may be deadly in their world and to other animals, but not to us as people.
Where can I watch Animal Planet outside the US?
Outside the United States, Animal Planet is available in 160 countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East with programming customized in 24 languages. Animal Planet in the United States will air special tribute programming beginning tonight at 6 p.m. ET/PT.