R.I.P. Steve Irwin

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Although a lot of folks thought that Steve was a little unprofessional and did a bit more show-boating than necessary, I think he brought educational animal shows back on the air after a thirty year absence. Just as Cousteau brought us the oceans and Perkins brought us African plains, so to did Steve Irwin bring us the wildlife of Australia in an easy to digest format. And if his antics raised a few eyebrows the end result of his outstanding work was sparking interest in children around the world about animals. He truely loved what he was doing and you could see it in every show. You never got the opinion that someone else was doing the work while he did the voice over. His love of the Australian Zoo and of all of Australia will be missed.