I know this is old news now, but interested to know what you guys overseas think of Steve Irwin's 'feed the crocodile while holding the baby' stunt? It caused a furore here. For what it's worth I think the guy should be left alone to do what he likes, he's a pro and he knew what he was doing. His zoo is just up the road from me and I've been many times, it's great. Recommended for anyone visiting Australia!
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Friday, January 2, 2004 Posted: 12:48 PM EST (1748 GMT)
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin took his month-old son to his first croc feeding on Friday, offering the reptile a chicken with one hand and holding the baby in the other.
With a capacity crowd looking on, Irwin dangled a dead chicken before the 13-foot crocodile named Murray, which snapped up the offering. Irwin's tiny son Bob looked on from his other arm.
"He's one-month-old, so it's about time Bob got out there and did his first croc demo," the Australian celebrity told the crowd at his Australian Zoo.
Irwin's wife Terri, who gave birth to her second child on December 1, also attended the show, billed as Bob's "croc feeding debut."
Irwin's show, "The Crocodile Hunter," served as the basis for the movie "The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course," which came out in 2002.
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