An Australian Zoo deemed today, November 15th, Steve Irwin Day. In honor of the Crocodile Hunter, the zoo unveiled a statue of the Irwin family. Even their deceased dog, Sui, was captured in the bronze monument.

Steve's daughter Bindi, little Bobby, wife Terri, and his father Bob were there to take part in the unveiling and for pictures. What a great way to honor Steve and his family for their work in educating the world about wildlife.

There was controversy after the death of Steve Irwin, "The Crocodile Hunter", whether his 8-year-old daughter would take over the family business. Steve had tragic accident about nine months ago when he got struck by a stingray and died.

According to TMZ, she will continue on with her father's work. Her mother and Steve's wife, Terri announced the upcoming "Bindi: Jungle Girl" series. Bindi says "The best part, I get to be with all my animal friends!"

Appearing in a tree house at the Australia Zoo, Terri said, "I think he would have said `Crikey mate, I couldn't wait for Bindi to take over."

Steve had tragic accident about nine months ago when he got struck by a stingray and died. Terri answers criticism like this, "Bindi has been filming with us since she first hatched, it was a natural progression for her to be doing her own shows."

The Irwin family made their rounds through the US and stopped to pose for People! Terri, Bindi, 8, and Bob, 3, made several appearances on TV, including Larry King Live, and the Ellen Degeneres Show.

Posted 11:40am EST 01-15-2007

The daughter of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and brought a friend! She had her blue tongue lizard named Spanky with her and told DeGeneres, "I just love animals. My dad really brought it out in me."

Bindi, 8, says she will continue in her fathers footsteps with the family's animal-kingdom tradition. In 2008 she is also starring in a series on the Discovery Kids network. "I want to be like my dad," she said. "I want him to be proud of me." Not only is Bindi starring in a new series, but she is now the face of Australia, beating out model Lara Bingle.

After a fatal poisonious stingray accident that punctured his heart, Steve Irwin, 44, died on Sept. 4. while filming in northern Australia. His death was a shock to all of us and left Bindi and her brother Bob, 2, fatherless.

Steve's wife, Terri, 42, also made numerous apperances this week and tells Access Hollywood that all the video footage from her husband's death has been destroyed.

"There's standard protocols for examining certain evidence and that's no longer necessary," she said, "so we're very proud that Steve's last documentary is going to air and that's his last footage with wildlife." His last documentary, Ocean's Deadliest, will air Jan. 21 on the Discovery Channel.

Posted 9:50am EST 01-12-2007

Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin may have passed on, but his eight year old daughter Bindi is making sure his love for animals still lives on.

Bindi Irwin is in the process of filming for Discovery Kids Network Bindi, The Jungle Girl, a wildlife documentary. The show is set to debut in January, 2007.

In Septmeber, People magazine reported Bindi saying "I'm trying to get across the message that don't be afraid of animals, they're just put on this earth to help the environment and everything like that."

Scenes of Bindi and her late father before his death will also be shown in the documentary. "We'll never refer to the fact that Steve is no longer with us," says Steve's manager, John Stainton. "The way that it works is that Steve plays co-star to Bindi. It's just the little reactions that she gives to her Dad who's, you know, doing sort of silly stuff."
"Bindi the Jungle Girl is really lucky because she lives in a tree-house and she gets lots of animals in and out," Bindi tells Australian Story of her character. "She hangs out with lots of wildlife. She just loves kissing a koala or hugging a snake."

Bindi, like her father, is fearless. "Some people think that I would be afraid of them, but I'm never ever afraid of an animal," she says. "I just get excited and some that are dangerous I just think, 'Oooh! What's going to happen?' and things like that."

Maybe Bindi should just stick to playing with stuffed animals. Critics are already worried about the little girl and her being in the spotlight.