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09/05/2006 01:36:44 PM · #127

Originally posted by TomFoolery:

Only 17 deaths from stingrays in all of known literature...

Actually, 17 recorded stingray deaths in Australia since 1969 (though still quite rare).

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09/05/2006 01:50:34 PM · #128

Originally posted by scalvert:

Originally posted by TomFoolery:
Only 17 deaths from stingrays in all of known literature...

Actually, 17 recorded stingray deaths in Australia since 1969 (though still quite rare).

Deaths from shark attacks are quite rare as well.

fotomann_forever

09/05/2006 01:50:48 PM · #129

Originally posted by scalvert:

Originally posted by TomFoolery:
Only 17 deaths from stingrays in all of known literature...

Actually, 17 recorded stingray deaths in Australia since 1969 (though still quite rare).

It really suprised me that STEVE IRWIN died of a Sting Ray barb. Hell, I've handled sting rays before. Granted they weren't 6 foot in diameter. More like 10-12 inches.

But, Steve has handled the mostly deadly snakes in the world (mambas and cobras), crocodiles, and other really big mean creatures.

It's like WOW, a sting ray....

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yakatme

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09/05/2006 02:00:59 PM · #130

I have handled 5 foot stingrays on 4 occasions in the Cayman Islands. It was fairly nerve racking, especially in the beginning. The only problem that I left with was a cut on my shin when one swam under me and it's barbed stinger (which is on top of the tail, not at the end of it) scraped me.

I've picked the larger ones up about a quarter of the way out of the water with it's head on my chest and it's tail away from me. I always was concerned that if it got spooked that the tail might whip forward, over it's body and find it's way into my forehead.

The operators of the boats that take people out to the sound where these stingrays are say that nobody has ever been stabbed by a stingray there, but I doubt that that is true.

C-Fox

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09/05/2006 02:11:49 PM · #131

Just a little more from the news
"
Stainton said Irwin was in his element in the Outback, but that he and Irwin had talked about the sea posing threats the star wasn't used to.

"If ever he was going to go, we always said it was going to be the ocean," Stainton said. "On land he was agile, quick-thinking, quick-moving and the ocean puts another element there that you have no control over."

(from //www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,212126,00.html for those who life full references)
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Since I do a lot of wild-life photography I spend a lot of time talking to keepers of wildlife etc... If you are not willing to take the scars don't get into the field. When you are working with animals it is a not like working with power tools. With powertools there are built in safety mechanisms and if you are careful and handle it the same way as recommended you will be fine. Animals are not like that. Each encounter has to be considered as unique, yes in general an animal will behave the same way each time and there are things to be done that will mimimize risk, but nothing removes it entirely.

He lived the life he wanted. He brought a lot of good towards endangered species in his time. Fame destroys a lot of people, but animals don't care how famous you are. You don't treat them with respect (and even if you do, they are inherently dangerous) you will be hurt. He was careful. He knew going in that a lot of his advantages were negated by the medium (water) he was working in.
From everything I have read/seen He would have been happy with his life, and he really was the only person who had the right to say whether that made it a good life or not.

DrAchoo

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09/05/2006 06:01:15 PM · #132

I don't know if this got posted above, but it appears the death had little to do with the venom. It was basically akin to being stabbed in the heart with a knife. The barb likely pierced his heart which either caused massive bleeding when removed or disrupted the electrical rhythm of the muscle sending it into fibrilation.

Freak thing. Totally bizarre.

rinac

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09/05/2006 06:19:33 PM · #133

Sometimes I'm away from home for so long and get so homesick that even just hearing "G'day" spoken in that familiar aussie way by someone on the telly, would make my day. You can imagine how hearing Steve Irwin say "Crikey!" would lift my spirits.

Boy I'm gonna miss that...

Dim7

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09/05/2006 07:10:02 PM · #134

It`s hard to believe?
What a loss for the world! It is was great to see someone who is that passionate with their love for animals! I will certainly miss him!
Neil

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Blue Moon

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09/06/2006 03:23:25 AM · #135

He wasn't even touching the ray, he was only filming it. So everyone lay off!

His best friend saw the tape, did a television interview and said that it was quite apparent that the ray only got spooked because Irwin's shadow went over it. Then it lashed up his tail and the barb just happened to hit in between his ribs and punctured his heart. He pulled out the barb, and died almost immediately after. It wasn't the poison that killed him, it was the freak-accident barb in his heart. What are the odds?! He wasn't even bugging it. How ironic can it get?

So sad though, I feel terrible about his family. I loved watching his show with my dad when I was little. On the radio morning show I listen to, they played an interview that they got from him in 2002 and the cohost promised he is going to get "CRIKEY" tattooed on his inner lower lip in honor of him and what he lived for...I was thinking of candles, but hey, I like his idea much better!

Here's the link to hear his interview, just scroll down until you see "RECENTLY":

Steve Irwin Interview...must hear!

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09/06/2006 03:36:27 AM · #136

The first time I heard or saw Steve Irwin was six years ago when I visited USA. The people on my mountain biking trip at the Grand Canyon said, "You're Australian, you must know Steve Irwin." Then I saw his program (or several) on TV in my hotel room in Las Vegas after the GC.

Last year, I took this photo for my PAD project. (It's a talking Steve Irwin doll I saw in a Japanese lolly shop that also stocks old toys, if you're too lazy to click the link.)

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09/06/2006 03:49:36 AM · #137

I visited Australia Zoo today, and have taken some amazing images of a Sea of Flowers, which so many Australians, as well as tourists from all around the world, have gathered, and laid so many trubutes to this wonderful man, that has touched our hearts.
All through the day, yesterday, and again tomorrow, they will continue to come, to say their personal goodbyes, to a really fair dinkum "Aussie" larikin, Husband, Father, and Son. He was also a friend to so many, who admired his character, and the love he showed for all types of wildlife.....
I will be putting some into my portfolio but wonder if you would like me to share some with you here, in this thread......
Please be patient, as I am still processing them re photoshop, but should have some ready in a couple of hours......

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BigK

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09/06/2006 03:52:49 AM · #138

Hey Sherpet, any chance of you sharing some of those pics?

I'd love to see it, as ive read about it on the news.

Message edited by author 2006-09-06 03:55:07.

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09/06/2006 09:47:30 AM · #139

I was fortunite to live 15 minutes from Australia Zoo, and yes Steve Irwin was a hero in my eyes. Not because he was a larikin, but because of what he believed in and fought for re his conservation of all wildlife.

Here are some very moving images, that I was foetunate to be able to recond with my camera today at Australia Zoo.

I will be up loading some more images of today actions, at one of Australia Zoo famious shows, as we were admitted free of charge by management, after they saw me, amongst hundreds of people, media, and sticky beaks, and enquired what was I here for.

I said Steve was someone I admired, and that I was a local, and wanted to record this wonderful display of his memories, that so many people had done in honor of Steves Irwin memory.

I was just so honored, and found out later that it was the Australia Zoo "Media" Manager, who admitted both my husband and I into Australia Zoo. He has also asked to see me again, if ever I visit the Zoo.

I have been moved to tears today, in just being a small part of a very big picture.

The people of Australia, and all our international visitors, have been just amazing, showing their support and tributes, for Steve Irwins family.

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MichaelC

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09/06/2006 09:51:36 AM · #140

While I live in Sydney, I'm in Brissy at the moment on a contract. Shezza, how do you get there from Brissy, how long does it take?

hotpasta

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09/06/2006 09:56:38 AM · #141

Originally posted by sherpet:

Thanks for taking these and sharing them with us Sherryl...

Wasn't Germaine Greer's attitude on the issue disgusting? I don't know if you rwad what she said, but I was so offended I wanted to take her out on the reef and look for a stingray...

09/06/2006 10:01:32 AM · #142

From Brisbane airport, allow a good 30 to 45 minutes to the Sunshine Coast, and about another 10 to 15 minutes to Australia Zoo. All up, just over an hour, to an hour and half.

I am only 15 minutes away from Australia Zoo, as we live in Caloundra.

Please let me know if you are coming up, as I love to met you.....
Email me, at sherryljohnston@dodo.com.au

Originally posted by guroos:

While I live in Sydney, I'm in Brissy at the moment on a contract. Shezza, how do you get there from Brissy, how long does it take?

Message edited by author 2006-09-06 10:03:16.

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09/06/2006 08:32:02 PM · #143

Just a quick one, to say a big thank you, for the comments on Steves irwins image re my memory of him.

I have cried openly, and also inwardly during this photo shoot, and also get very emotional when even looking at these images now.

I may upload a few mote later today, if I can, without getting emotional myself.

Thanks once again everyone, for your thoughtful comments.....

Message edited by author 2006-09-06 20:32:57.

TechnoShroom

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09/06/2006 08:41:52 PM · #144

There's been a lot of news about this but where is the actual video of the incident?

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09/06/2006 08:43:23 PM · #145

Originally posted by TechnoShroom:

There's been a lot of news about this but where is the actual video of the incident?

the police have a copy of it, and so does Irwin's filming team. They have said they are not going to release it for public viewing. I think that is good as people dont need to see Steve's actual death in my opinion

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09/06/2006 08:45:46 PM · #146

i read the video is really not something that should be realeased. apparently it shows him pulling the barb from his chest just before he loses conciousness.

ArpeggioAngel

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09/06/2006 08:51:23 PM · #147

My roommate and I raise snakes (cornsnakes, kingsnakes, milksnakes...nothing large or venomous) and belong to an online forum about our cold-blooded friends. There are many younger individuals on that site who have grown up watching Steve and have learned their love and RESPECT for wildlife from those shows. They have learned not to fear wildlife, but to appreciate it and try to conserve it. He was a great influence especially on todays youth. His antics may have seem invasive for some, but the knowledge shared from those adventures is hopefully going to make a brighter future for wildlife everywhere because of the youngsters he influenced.
Wildlife everywhere lost a true champion.

Melethia

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