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Marcy Marc 
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3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by gianluigi
im really upset by this news
same, we need people like him in the world
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Rob_Lee
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I think one word that sums him up to me is Legend.
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Predator Corsa
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True Legend!
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ClaireF
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well to be honest i knew this would be the way he would go but not by a stingray. When i got told i was like did he get eaten by a crocadile, shocked when heard it was a stingray
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Nismo
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Sad truth is that he has left 2 kids and his wife , ok he was doing what he loved but maybe thee came a point when he should havethought about his family and the effect it would have on them when this day came around.
RIP
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Rob_Lee
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TBH Nismo... his whole family revolved around conservation and wild aminals... just a shame his life ended like this
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Dean_W
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Shame, very entertaining man to watch. Loved doing what he did, and did it with so much passion.
Shame he left 2 young kids.
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James
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fat_rew
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Yep Steve Irwin was something of a legend. Top man, done so much for conservation and wildlife, but I kinda wasnt suprised when I heard he had died. Its not really the most risk free job is it?
Legend.
RIP The original crocodile hunter.
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Daimo B
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Some very sick people in here.... Good sum up Dave.
Some cool images... I have the up-most respect for this guy. He loved animals and put their needs above human needs, which IMO, is how it should be done. A lot of time and respect for these kind of people.
[IMG]http://www.drunkenhero.com/croc_hunter.jpg[/IGM]
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The scariest beast of all?
[Edited on 04-09-2006 by VXR]
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Jules S
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You might wanna edit the first photo off then 
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Joe
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Big shame, was really good to watch and seemed a decent guy. His career was going to kill him in the end though if you ask me, he was a crazy mofo.
I'm sure there are people out there who will carry on his good work.
RIP
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gianluigi
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i thought stingrays weren't agressive animals  you see people swimming with them and stroking them all the time?
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Jules S
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Originally posted by gianluigi
i thought stingrays weren't agressive animals you see people swimming with them and stroking them all the time?
Generally they only lash out when provoked or threatened...
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Natalie
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RIP
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Lawrah
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Im just watching the news about it, and its showing you fanning about with his 1month old son next to a crocodile..i dont think thats right.
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Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by Lawrah
Im just watching the news about it, and its showing you fanning about with his 1month old son next to a crocodile..i dont think thats right.
That's all the media is going on about. So what.
Nothing happened.
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3CorsaMeal
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who cares who thought it was right or not, he knew what he was doing and probably the best person to judge what was right or wrong 
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Dean_W
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
who cares who thought it was right or not, he knew what he was doing and probably the best person to judge what was right or wrong
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Marc
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I heard he slept with a crocodile once.
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Tom
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I am upset a bit. As said though he knew dangers etc, feel bad for his family etc he did alot for animals which makes him pretty cool imo
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Kathryn W
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RIP Steve!
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by Lawrah
I think its the amount of crocks he wound up, and they whispered to the whales, and the whales told the eels, and the eels told the stingrays, but i dont think they ment 2 kill.
Wound up, or do you mean saved or re-located to an area where they would be safe. Or saving them from getting caught in man made nets etc......?
Admittedly he did sometimes do it to get the Reptiles (don't forget, it wasn't all Crocs, all reptile he done documentries on), but if he hadn't, the western world wouldn't have half an idea of what they really are, how old, how powerfull etc.
Its as great a loss to the animal world as it was when Aryton Senna passed away to motor racing IMO.
[Edited on 04-09-2006 by VXR]
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3CorsaMeal
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tbh this is the saddest i've been when someone has died that i've not met.
normally i don't really care, but i used to really like him, how lively and happy he always appeared
a really sad life to of been lost
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