What surprised me, and likely others, is that he didn't die in the jaws of a large predator or mauled in some grizzly way. He didn't even drown, which would be more likely with a ray sting. He died in a rare instance that a stinger caught him in the chest.
Although I think often, he was too rough on animals, he goal was to educate people on a number of species, but mostly the crocodile and other reptiles. His heart was good, though he was a goof and a nut. I guess people will miss his antics and others still a good spokesperson for reptiles, however wild and zany.
I will still use two phrases, "Crikey!" and "Danger; danger; danger!", sprinkled with, "Poised; ready to strike!"
Monday, September 04, 2006
Steve Irwin
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After seeing that footage of him holding his infant son with him inside a crockadile pen while feeding the crock with the other hand, I decided right then and there that he didn't have the proper respect for nature. There is a whole show devoted to the fact that animals, no matter how tame, are always capable of pulling from their most basic instincts, called "When Animals Attack". I've got a little fluffy white dog here that wouldn't hurt a soul, but when she couldn't run away from a vet who was hurting her, she snapped on to him and drew blood. The only time anything like that has ever happened. He obviously failed to recognize that 1% random factor that grows more and more as you increasingly tempt fate. On land, Steve could get too close, then jump back, however, it's kind of hard to jump back when you're in the water, so I'm betting that's what happened, he got too close, and inertia being what it is under water, that Stingray took him out.
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