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Bindi Sue Irwin, born July 24, 1998, is the daughter of wildlife conservationist Steve 'Croc Hunter' Irwin and Terri Irwin. Her father Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray on September 4th 2006 whilst filming a segment for his new television show, "Ocean's Deadliest", and decided to suddenly film stingray's for Bindi's own show.

It has been reported by various international media that Bindi will continue her late father's conservation and television work. Additionally, she has appeared regularly in her father's television shows, including The Crocodile Hunter Diaries, and also appeared in the 2002 film "The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari" in a credited cast role. She began appearing on television shows as a public figure as early as age two.

Jungle Girl
She is the presenter of her own wildlife TV show "Jungle Girl", as a production of the Discovery Kids television network, a project of the Discovery Channel. Full production for Jungle Girl is already under way for for it's impending international premiere. The show is scheduled to air worldwide in January 2007.

Media coverage
Bindi and her mother Terri will be interviewed by Barbara Walters for American TV and Ray Martin for Australian TV in September 2006.

Steve Irwin's memorial
In front of a crowd of 5000 and a worldwide audience of more than 300 million viewers, Bindi bravely read the following statement at her father's memorial on September 20, 2006:

My Daddy was my hero - he was always there for me when I needed him.

He listened to me and taught me so many things but most of all he was fun.

I know that daddy had an important job. He was working to change the world so everyone would love wildlife like he did.

He built a hospital to help animals and he bought lots of land to give animals a safe place to live.

He took me and my brother and my mum with him all the time. We filmed together, caught crocodiles together and loved being in the bush together.

I don't want daddy's passion to ever end.

I want to help endangered wildlife just like he did.

I have the best daddy in the whole world and I will miss him every day.

When I see a crocodile I will always think of him and I know that daddy made this zoo so everyone could come and learn to love all the animals.

Daddy made this place his whole life, and now it's our turn to help daddy.