Bindi Irwin’s Daughter Grace Marks a Milestone Moment in a Place the Late Steve Irwin Loved
When Steve Irwin tragically died in 2006, he left some big shoes to fill. Luckily, his granddaughter, Grace Irwin, is up to the task. Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell’s 4-year-old daughter reached a milestone moment in one of The Crocodile Hunter’s favorite places, and the photo is too sweet to miss.
“Khaki is not just a colour, it’s an attitude. ????” Irwin captioned a March 18 post on Instagram. In the picture, Irwin stands next to her mom, Terri Irwin, her brother, Robert Irwin, and her husband, who is holding Grace in her arms. The entire family is wearing coordinating shades of khaki as they stand in a famous place: Australia Zoo’s “Crocoseum,” where Steve famously hand-fed crocodiles in front of a crowd.
The entire Irwin clan has followed in Steve’s footsteps, as they continue the tradition of feeding crocs in the “Crocoseum,” but this is the first time we’ve seen Grace there. She’s much too young to feed crocodiles close-up, of course, but seeing her in this special place is just another reminder that she will one day carry the Irwins’ wildlife conservation mission.
Terri commented on the sweet photo, “Love you!????” Another person wrote, “Man, Steve would be so happy right now.”
Steve and Terri taught their kids about animal safety since they were young, and it seems like Bindi is carrying on that tradition. In a Sept. 2023 interview with SheKnows, Bindi revealed the genius method that her parents would use to teach her about venomous snakes.
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“When I was little, when my parents were working with venomous snakes, they wanted to make sure that it was completely safe,” Bindi told us. “But when you’re three or four years old, you can’t really understand the concept of ‘venomous.’ So my mum and dad would say to me, they’d go, ‘Bindi, this snake is hot, so you can’t come near it.’ As a little child, I understand the concept of hot — can’t touch that because it’s hot.”
“So that was something that my parents said to me that I started using as a parent myself,” she continued. “‘We have to be careful because this animal is a little hot. So we can’t go near it, we can’t touch it.’ I love those little educational tools to build an understanding.”
One day, Grace will pass on that same wisdom to others in a beautiful full-circle moment.
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