Robert Clarence Irwin Biography

Robert Irwin is a young and budding Australian television artist, author, nature photographer and wildlife enthusiast. He is following the footsteps of his father, Steve Irwin, who ran the Australia Zoo. His father died in a sting ray attack when Robert was just two years old. However, this did not deter him from following his father’s profession as an ecologist. He made a cameo appearance in ‘Free Willy: Escape from Pirate’s Cove’ when he was five years old and later acted along with his mother and sister in the television serial titled ‘Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors’. On his 10th birthday be publicly fed his first saltwater crocodile. He was selected to co-host the television series called ‘Wild But True’ on Discovery Kids Channel and made a guest appearance in the British wildlife serial ‘Ten Deadliest Snakes’. Robert took up wildlife photography and started his own channel on Australia Zoo. He has co-created his own popular book series called ‘Robert Irwin: Dinosaur Hunter’ for which he has personally done all the illustrations. He has travelled the world in search of images of wildlife that have inspired the world. He has formalised a partnership of Scouts Australia with Australia Zoo to encourage Australia’s younger generation to get involved in wildlife conservation.