{"id":46157,"date":"2023-10-15T23:07:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T23:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/15\/one-of-the-highlights-of-my-entire-life-robert-irwin-breeds-rare-turtle-named-after-his-late-father-steve-irwin\/"},"modified":"2023-10-15T23:07:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T23:07:30","slug":"one-of-the-highlights-of-my-entire-life-robert-irwin-breeds-rare-turtle-named-after-his-late-father-steve-irwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/15\/one-of-the-highlights-of-my-entire-life-robert-irwin-breeds-rare-turtle-named-after-his-late-father-steve-irwin\/","title":{"rendered":"‘One of the highlights of my entire life’: Robert Irwin breeds rare turtle named after his late father Steve Irwin"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Steve Irwin<\/a>‘s son Robert has celebrated breeding a rare turtle named after his late father.<\/p>\n

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Robert Irwin has bred a rare turtle named after his father Steve Irwin<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old star shared footage on social media of the very first Elseya Irwini – Irwin’s turtle – hatched at a zoo anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

Robert said: “This is one of the highlights of my entire life, one of the most special moments ever for Australia Zoo.<\/p>\n

“This species is a turtle that dad originally discovered out in the wild and for the first time we have got a little baby.”<\/p>\n

The emotional ‘Crikey! It’s the Irwins’ star added: “It’s so surreal. All the stories from dad about how beautiful they are…<\/p>\n

\n“Dad would be stoked with that. We did it.”<\/p>\n

\nIrwin’s turtle was first discovered by Steve and his father Bob Irwin during a crocodile-catching trip on the Burdekin River in 1990, although the species has been threatened by the construction of the Burdekin Dam – which has caused a decline in the river’s water quality.<\/p>\n

\nSteve, nicknamed ‘The Crocodile Hunter’, died in 2006 after being stabbed by a stingray but Robert and his sister Bindi, 25, have continued their father’s animal-loving legacy.<\/p>\n

\nRobert – who was infamously taken to a crocodile feeding by his father when he was just a month old – paid tribute to the conservationist on the 16th anniversary of his death last month and pointed out that it coincided with Australia’s Father’s Day.<\/p>\n

\nHe shared a picture of himself as a toddler being held by his dad and wrote: “It’s Father’s Day today in Australia, and I am sending my love to those who are missing their dad today. I cherish all the good times with my dad and feel grateful to be able to keep his memory and legacy alive.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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