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The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.
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Steve Irwin
Age: 44 †
Born: 1962
Born: February 22
Died: 2006
Died: September 4
Actor
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Environmentalist
Explorer
Herpetologist
Journalist
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Upper Ferntree Gully
Victoria
Australia
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The Crocodile Hunter
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