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[winter_elf]

Steve Irwin, you will be missed.


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Extremely sad to hear of the death of one of the great animal lovers of this age. I love wildlife, but I'm not going around calling crocodiles 'beautiful'. He loved animals of all types, sizes and temperaments, and through that love - showed us a whole new world.

Back in 2005, on a LOTR tour of New Zealand, about 1/3 of the tour was Australians. I and the other Americans on the same tour were asked 'why do you like Steve Irwin?'. My answer was the same now as it was them - because he loved the animals, and no matter how showmanship or outrageous he got, it was all about his love for the animals. I was given the impression they were embarrassed by him. I can't understand why, and I only hope now, that they understand WHAT he stood for.

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[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

It was his love of the animals that made him watchable, even when outrageous. I've seen some of the 'copy cats' shows, and they just don't hold my attention. The love for animals in any form just doesn't show through, they are only doing a script or for the camera, not for the animal.