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If we save our wild places, we will ultimately save ourselves.

Steve Irwin

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Steve Irwin
Age: 44 †
Born: 1962
Born: February 22
Died: 2006
Died: September 4
Actor
Businessperson
Environmentalist
Explorer
Herpetologist
Journalist
Screenwriter
Television Personality
Television Presenter
Upper Ferntree Gully
Victoria
Australia
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The Crocodile Hunter
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Where I live if someone gives you a hug it's from the heart. I've had these blokes in Hollywood hug me trying to make out I'm their friend and as soon as I turn their back they take out a big bunch of knives and stab me in the back. I feel sorry for these people because they are so shallow.
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