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Steve Irwin Talked His Dad Out of Suicide

Originally posted 04/07/2008 06:15PM

The late Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin didn't just save wildlife – he saved his father, Bob, from taking his own life after the death of the elder Irwin's first wife in a 2000 car accident.

In an interview that aired Down Under Monday on a TV program called Australian Story, Bob Irwin, 68, recounted his grief over his wife Lynn and how, in the depths of despondency, he packed up his truck and headed to a "special spot" that he'd shared in the past with Lynn and Steve, reports Australia's The Age newspaper.

As Bob Irwin told the story, his cell phone rang in the truck, and it was Steve. "He said, 'I know what you're going to do', and I didn't really have an answer for that and then he said, 'Well, wait there, I'll come with you because we both might as well go.'

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Steve Irwin's Widow Gets Only Tape of His Death

Originally posted 01/04/2007 11:10AM

Terri Irwin, widow of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, has been given the original video of her husband's Sept. 4 death from a stingray barb, Australian officials said.

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Bindi Irwin's Jungle Girl Show On Hold

Originally posted 10/20/2006 10:00AM

Bindi Irwin's 26-part wildlife documentary series for the Discovery Kids network, Bindi, The Jungle Girl, slated to debut in January 2007, has been put on hold for a year.

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Terri & Bindi Irwin Attend Nickelodeon Awards

Originally posted 10/11/2006 10:40AM

"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's widow Terri and daughter Bindi made their first big trip away from their home at Queensland's Australia Zoo on Wednesday – to attend the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2006 at Sydney's Entertainment Centre, where they both got slimed.

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Family, Stars Pay Tribute to Steve Irwin

Originally posted 09/20/2006 08:10AM

"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin was remembered at his public memorial Wednesday for the love he demonstrated "for the two things that ought to matter more to all of us than anything else – his love of his family and his love of his country," said Australia's Prime Minister John Howard.

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