![]() In high-energy programs from Africa, the Americas and Asia, but especially his beloved Australia, Irwin - dressed always in khaki shorts, shirt and heavy boots - crept up on lions, chased and was chased by komodo dragons, and went eye-to-eye with poisonous snakes. “He was probably one of the most knowledgeable reptile people in the entire world,” Jack Hanna, director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio, told ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “It’s a huge loss to Australia.”Ĭonservationists said all the world would feel the loss of Irwin, who turned a childhood love of snakes and lizards and knowledge learned at his parents’ side into a message of wildlife preservation that reached a television audience that reportedly exceeded 200 million. “I am shocked and distressed at Steve Irwin’s sudden, untimely and freakish death,” Australian Prime Minister John Howard said. ![]() ![]() “Crikey!” was his catch phrase, repeated whenever there was a close call - or just about any other event - during his TV programs, delivered with a broad Australian twang, mile-a-minute delivery and big arm gestures. News of Irwin’s death reverberated around the world, where he won popularity with millions as the man who regularly leaped on the back of huge crocodiles and grabbed deadly snakes by the tail. The cameraman had to shut down," Stainton said.
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