Bindi Irwin’s Daughter Grace Fearlessly Feeds a Spikey Animal in the Coolest New Snap

Loving animals is in Grace Warrior’s blood — and fearlessly taking care of them is too. That’s why we aren’t surprised at all that the Crocodile Hunter’s granddaughter isn’t even scared of a spikey animal in her Australia Zoo home. Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell’s 4-year-old daughter just fed a spiny echidna in a new photo, and she looks as natural doing it as a Disney princess.

“Watching Grace feeding one of our beautiful echidnas @australiazoo is incredibly heartwarming,” Bindi’s mom (and Grace’s “Bunny”) Terri Irwin captioned a new photo on Instagram. “So much love.????”

In the snap, Grace wears a pretty white-and-pink sundress with ruffled sleeves as she sits on the grass. One hand is outstretched to feed an echidna straight from her palm, which makes her smile. She doesn’t look nervous at all as she visits with this cute animal.

In case you aren’t familiar, echidnas are similar to porcupines and hedgehogs, with spikes up to 5 inches long that are used to protect themselves when in danger. It’s clear this echidna doesn’t sense any danger in Grace, because it’s happily chomping away at the feed from her little hand.

“She is being raised in such an incredible environment with the most amazing family! ????????” one person praised in the comments. Another wrote, “So adorable and loving to all the animals!????????”

“This is such a precious and beautiful photo!” someone else wrote. “I love that it’s in her gene to love animals! She is so sweet, kind and respectful of the animals! I see her granddad in Heaven looking down on her with so much pride! ????”

Bindi has gushed about how much her daughter is just like her dad, the late Steve Irwin. In a Dec. 2024 interview on In Real Life with Ellis & Ross podcast, Bindi reflected on how much her dad “would love” Grace. “She is so much like him, it’s a little scary,” Irwin said. “She has so much fire and passion and energy in such a teeny tiny little body. I don’t know where it fits! They would be so similar, and, ah, it would just be fun to watch them play.”

Later, Bindi revealed that Grace watches her dad’s documentaries and calls him “Grandpa Crocodile.”  “She started doing the ‘Crikey!’s and the ‘danger, danger, danger!’ like jumping on the plush crocs, and it’s so cute to watch her,” Bindi said. “And she’s starting to connect the fact that the man she sees on the television is her grandfather. Like, she’s like, ‘So that’s mama’s dada?’ and it’s just, it rips your heart out a little bit.” 

It certainly does! Still, we love how Grace is a bright spot in their lives and keeps her grandfather’s memory alive just by being her.

Before you go, check out all the ways Bindi Irwin’s daughter Grace is following in her mama’s footsteps.