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 Irwin, Steve
| Steve was born on February 22, 1962, his mother's birthday. In 1970, his parents, Bob and Lyn Irwin, moved from Melbourne to Queensland. What were his parents' jobs when they moved to Queensland? | Steve Irwin: Crocodile Hunter
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Wildlife rehabilitators. After moving to Queensland, they set up "Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park". Steve was given numerous jobs around the zoo, such as feeding the animals. When he was six, he was given a 12 foot scrub python.
| When Steve was nine years old, he jumped his first crocodile and had learnt all of the zoo's workings, but he still needed to have an education. After he graduated from high school, what did he become? | Steve Irwin: Crocodile Hunter
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Crocodile trapper. Steve performed the service for free, with the condition that he took the captured crocodiles to his zoo.
| After the zoo came to be in Steve's possession, he began to run the zoo's shows. During a demonstration, he met his future wife. What was her first name? | Steve Irwin: Crocodile Hunter
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Terri. Terri Irwin, née Raines, lived in Eugene, Oregon, and her family were truckers. Her father would bring home injured animals left by the highway and, consequently, Terri started her rehabilitation facility "Cougar Country" to rehabilitate predators.
Went crocodile trapping.. Their honeymoon was filmed by John Stainton, and became the first ever episode of "Crocodile Hunter".
Wes. In September 2006, shortly after Steve's death, he served as acting director of the Australia Zoo. Steve saved Wes' life when Graham the crocodile bit him on the thigh.
| By 1999, Steve had become very popular and his show was broadcasted in over 137 countries. He became famous for his enthusiasm, his khaki shorts and his catchphrase. Which catchphrase is Steve often remembered by? | Steve Irwin: Crocodile Hunter
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"Crikey!". "Crikey" is an official word in the Oxford Dictionary, and according to the dictionary, the word "Crikey" is an informal British expression of surprise. Its word origin is a euphemism for Christ.
| One of Steve's best ideas was the "Crocoseum". It was an arena designed to showcase the crocodiles of the zoo. What was unique about it? | Steve Irwin: Crocodile Hunter
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The crocodiles entered through a series of canals.. The design was thought of and drawn by Steve himself, and many thought it wouldn't work. It can seat 5000 people and has showcased monks from Tibet to "Shrek" characters, as well as loads of crocodiles!
| In 1998, Terri gave birth to the Irwins' first child, named after Steve's favourite crocodile and his dog. What was her name? | Steve Irwin: Crocodile Hunter
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Bindi Sue. Bindi brought many to tears with her reading at her father's memorial. She also has her own television series, "Bindi Irwin: Jungle Girl", and she has recorded her own album with "The Crocmen".
| In 2002, Steve founded a conservation group named "The Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation", but what was the name changed to? | Steve Irwin: Crocodile Hunter
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Wildlife Warriors. The Wildlife Warriors goal is to educate others in the protection of endangered animals. Their logo is numerous animal footprints surrounding a human's footprint.
Turtle. Elseya irwini is facing extinction because of plans to build a new dam, which will destroy the turtle's habitat. The turtle was found in 1990, while the family was fishing.
| Steve was often shown as being nervous around large spiders but he had a larger fear. Which animal did Steve have a phobia of? | Steve Irwin: Crocodile Hunter
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Parrots. Steve admitted his fear in an interview with Larry King. He explained that he has been bitten many times by parrots.
Stingray. Steve was stung in the heart by a stingray by odds of about 57,000 to one. The bad weather had stopped filming for his television show, so he decided to work on his daughter Bindi's.
Las Vegas. He had considered opening a zoo in Las Vegas and other places around the world.
| Various celebrities such as Cameron Diaz and Kevin Costner sent messages of condolence, and at Steve's memorial the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, made a speech. Whose eulogy won the Best Moment of TV of 2006 in Australia? | Steve Irwin: Crocodile Hunter
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Bindi Irwin. Bindi's speech was very moving and she wrote it all herself. Her speech won the "Best Moment of TV" of 2006 in Australia.
He was named as an Adjunct professor.. Steve had become a professor at the University of Queensland's School of Integrative Biology.
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