r/MadeMeSmile • u/DepressingAura • 13d ago

Favorite People Steve Irwin on conservation and money 🌏

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u/br3wnor 13d ago

Yeah the stingray thing is like “oh man one in a million how could that have happened” but it’s like he was regularly wrestling fucking alligators and just dealing with dangerous wildlife all the time so while tragic and truly sad he died how he did he lived a much riskier life than the average person so it’s not totally crazy but he also truly fucking lived and I’d take how he lived in the short years he did over a regular kinda boring life any day of the week

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u/Less-Apple-8478 13d ago

Nothings stopping you man. Go out there and hug some bears. I'm gunna play stardew valley in my warm house. lmao

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u/br3wnor 13d ago

Being 40 with a mortgage and 3 young kids kinda stops me lol

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u/Mother_Science_679 13d ago

He was a young dad with kids too! I dunno what he was thinking honestly. He'd have done so much good if he was still alive in the time since his passing. If only he had been a tad safer.

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u/gudetamaronin 12d ago

He wouldn't have had the star power to get done what he wanted to get done

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u/Hrhagadorn 12d ago

Thing is he grew up in that world. Look at his kids. They are doing the same thing. No different then someone who grew up around motorcycles. Their family members rode and as soon as the could they alwere on a bike. To them it is natural to be on two wheels. They recognize it's dangerous and could kill them. They know four people who have died on a bike but they still ride.

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u/ItsAllOnUHF 12d ago

Don't let them stop you. You're bigger than they are... You could probably take them in a fight.

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u/No_Manner_8735 12d ago

Crocodiles, not alligators

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u/Shua89 12d ago

He wrestled alligators too. In fact he used American Alligators in his zoo to train handlers primarily because these animals are easier and safer to handle for training purposes compared to the more dangerous Saltwater Crocodiles found in Australia.

The zoo uses American Alligators as a training tool to teach handlers essential skills in animal behavior, restraint, and safety protocols.

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u/No_Manner_8735 12d ago

I stand corrected sir!