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At the time, Irwin was being recorded for a television show, The Ocean's Deadliest. Family and friends of Irwin held a private funeral service in Caloundra on 9 September Irwin was buried in a private ceremony at Australia Zoo later that same day; the grave site is inaccessible to the zoo's visitors.

On 20 September, a public memorial service, introduced by Russell Crowe , was held in Australia Zoo's 5,seat Crocoseum; this service was broadcast live throughout Australia, the United States, the UK, Germany, and Asia, and it is estimated to have been seen by over million viewers worldwide.

Anthony Field of The Wiggles partly hosted the service, often sharing the screen with various animals, from koalas to elephants. In a symbolic finish to the service, Irwin's truck was loaded up with gear and driven out of the arena for the last time as Williamson sang. As a final tribute, Australia Zoo staff spelled out Irwin's catchphrase "Crikey" in yellow flowers as Irwin's truck was driven from the Crocoseum for the last time to end the service.

Later that year the Australian government announced that a ,hectare ,acre national park was being created in northern Queensland and would be named the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve. An asteroid discovered in has been named Crikey, in honour of Irwin and his "signature phrase".

Steve Irwin facts for kids Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Quick facts for kids. Batt Reef , Queensland , Australia. Terri Raines m. Watch the video. Sign In. Up , this week. View rank on IMDbPro ». She died on February 11, in Beerwah, Queensland. See full bio ». Born: February 22 , in Queensland, Australia. Died: February 11 , age 58 in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia. Steve named her after one of his favourite crocodiles.

Steve and Terri had a perfect little girl and now hoped for a son. On December 1, , Robert was born. Robert is the mirror image of his father and loves photography, mountain biking and reptiles. As filming generated extra funds, Steve and Terri had agreed to put all money raised from filming and merchandise back into conservation. From its humble beginnings as an avocado packing shed, they established the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. In , Steve dedicated the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital to his mum, after her tragic passing This world-class facility continues to rescue, rehabilitate and release over native Australian animals every year.

On September 4, , we heartbreakingly lost Steve in an accident while he was snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef. Steve inspired an annual event on November 15, honouring his life and legacy. In , while on a fishing trip on the coast of Queensland with his father, Steve discovered a new species of turtle. Later given the honour of naming the newly discovered species, he named it Steve's turtle Elseya irwini after his family.

Another newly discovered Australian animal — a species of air-breathing land snail, Crikey steveirwini , was named after Steve in Steve was awarded the Centenary Medal by the Australian government in for his "service to global conservation and to Australian tourism". In , he was recognised as Tourism Export of the Year. He was also nominated in for Australian of the Year but it was awarded to Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh, while Steve was named Queensland Australian of the Year.

Shortly before his death, Steve was to be named an adjunct professor at the University of Queensland's School of Integrative Biology. On 14 November , Steve was awarded the adjunct professorship posthumously.

In , Steve was posthumously inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. In May , the government of Rwanda announced that it would name a baby gorilla after Steve as a tribute to his work in wildlife conservation. Also in , the state government of Kerala, India named the Crocodile Rehabilitation and Research Centre at Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary in his honour; however, Terri objected that this action had been taken without her permission and asked the Kerala government in to stop using Steve's name and images — a request with which the state government complied in mid Steve was inducted in into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame, recognised for international entrepreneurship both in business and wildlife conservation, significantly contributing to Queensland and its international reputation and in , Steve was a posthumous recipient of the Queensland Greats Awards.

In it was announced that Steve would be posthumously honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star was unveiled on 26 April On 22 February , the 57th anniversary of Steve's birth, the search engine Google released a Google Doodle commemorating him, in the form of a slideshow.

Kirby Bulborb Wikia Explore. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Steve Irwin. View source. History Talk 0. And every single crocodile that I've ever captured has been different!

They've all got their personalities. Some hit hard, like a ton of bricks! And some are a little more placid. Boys versus girls. You never know what the temperament of a croc's gonna be like! Whatever you want to do in this world, it is achievable.