sad day,steve irwin kill by stingray
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sfsuphysics
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Sad? Meh. That guy constantly bugged/harrassed and mishandled most every creature he came across. It was only a matter of time before Darwin caught up with him. Remember this was the same man that held his baby while feeding some crocs in a show.
I just read the article too. It is a sad day. He did alot of animal conservationism, despite what his public image may have implied about any "mishandling". I also read about the "baby" indicent, but from what I read he felt completely confortable in doing so. I can only speculate that he had been doing that show for so long that he lost persepctive on how dangerous it was (and how dangerous it looks to everyone else). I would have to agree that it was not one of his better decisions, but one such mistake does not make him deserving of death by being skewered through the heart by a sting ray.
orientalexpress
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actually,he's does a a public service by harrass them during filming by showing how danger they're can be.would u rather see him filming them sleeping instead.
MorandiWine
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A great loss for the conservation community
Lordhelmet
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like or dislike him, he loved nature and did everything he could to protect it. a big loss.
hawaiianwargod
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One word: Respect.
sfsuphysics
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One word: Dangerous lifestyle... hmm ok that's two words. I don't feel any ill will towards his family or him either, but that type of grief should be experienced with family and friends not just everyone in the civilized world with a tv set to see who he was. He did a lot of dangeous things with unpredictable animals, to say that it was only a matter of time is not a callous remark but a statement of fact. He lived dangerously he died in the way he lived, nothing more to say about that.
What he's done with conservation efforts and helping restore animals will definately be missed.
What he's done with conservation efforts and helping restore animals will definately be missed.
hawaiianwargod
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Steve Irwin did took some risk to educate the world about animals and those risk will forever be remembered. He was one of the few who did took some chances and lived his life with no bounderies. Some call it plain stupidity but I for one praised him for what he has done.
Peace
Peace
T-T-Trigger
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his love of the animals and passion for their wellbeing is unquestioned and deserving of admiration - we should all be so passionate about what we do.
IMHO, it is the poachers and trophy hunters and even filthy pet store purveyors that such 'deserved what he got' speeches should be saved for.
IMHO, it is the poachers and trophy hunters and even filthy pet store purveyors that such 'deserved what he got' speeches should be saved for.
stubbsz
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People keep going on about the risks but you forget that he was in control and mitigated those risks. He never got bitten by any kind of snake although apparantly he got bitten many times by parrots oddly enough. He wasn't harrassing or handling this ray and was incredibly unlucky to get hit at all and unluckier still that it got him in the heart.
The shame is that he would have stood a chance if he hadn't in his stevo way, yanked the barb out. There are stories of people getting stuck in the heart and living WHEN the item is left in the heart.... long shot I guess.
But give it a rest on the disrespectful comments, we put our kids in more risk when we strap them in the back of the car. Yeah we have no choice but a lot of you are exceeding the speed limit with your kids in the car.
-Adrian
The shame is that he would have stood a chance if he hadn't in his stevo way, yanked the barb out. There are stories of people getting stuck in the heart and living WHEN the item is left in the heart.... long shot I guess.
But give it a rest on the disrespectful comments, we put our kids in more risk when we strap them in the back of the car. Yeah we have no choice but a lot of you are exceeding the speed limit with your kids in the car.
-Adrian
dantodd
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Good points all. Steve obviously loved and served the animals of the world. Yes; he took more risks than most but he was a professional animal handler/zoologist. I doubt he was in significantly more danger than large animal handlers at any zoo.
If ou are looking for a true cautionary tale of an idiot who took risks with animals without proper respect for the animal look at Tim Treadwell's story: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427312/
If ou are looking for a true cautionary tale of an idiot who took risks with animals without proper respect for the animal look at Tim Treadwell's story: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427312/
Jacob D
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I was just about to post about Treadwell. Whenever someone with a high profile like this dies there are bound to be folks on both sides of the fence. The Treadwell documentary ("Grizzly Man") is excellent, it's as entertaining as it is unbelievable. He also met his end when 'venturing into new terriroty'. I think most people would tend to remember Steve Irwin as a conservationist, and Treadwell as a little bit nuts.
crazzyreefer
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there is a lot of ways to educate people, poking an animal with a sharp stick isnt one of them, He gets the Darwin award nomination from me, it was a matter of time. In fact he did the opposite to education, I met another Darwin type, he watched the show and then he tried to hold a alligator mouth closed, the tail riped the flesh from his bones, after that he looked like a jig saw puzzle. As for a family man, yes he left behind a family, but he was not a hero losing his life to save another, he made his money taking risks for pure entertainment purposes.
T-T-Trigger
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