Is she the bravest child in the World or what? As soon as I heard the shocking news of Steve's tragic death while filming Stingrays on the Great Barrier Reef north of Brisbane I knew immediately that Bindi would probably follow in his footsteps. She was already a celebrity and was literally born into television. She is both a natural performer and a dedicated conservationist who shares her father's affinity with animals and love of the natural world.

http://www.bindiirwin.com

While it's true that she is still very young and may eventually choose a different path later on in life I can't for the life of me think what that might be. What could be more exciting than furthering her father's legacy and helping to show us all the beauty of the animal world? Her bravery yesterday in reading out a self written tribute to her legendary father will stay with me forever. He would have been so proud.

I can't imagine what Terri is going through right now. People who had never known Steve cried unembarassedly upon hearing of the Larrikin's passing. How much greater must her grief be? Steve will be missed by all of us. The Tourism Industry will be kicking itself for a decade that they didn't give this ambassador to our shores the centre stage in promoting Australia as a destination but there is some consolation in knowing the Crocodile Hunter's dream of saving our most precious resource(it's other inhabitants) will live on through his daughter and other dedicated Wildlife Warriors.

Oh I adore the little Bindi Irwin. What a fantastic girl, what a personality!

I just read that there is some concern that too much pressure is placed on the girl. She's only eight years old.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/060904/2/10egt.html

However, she seems like a determined girl and wise for her age.
Her little brother is so cute as well- he is too young to be able to retain memories of his daddy. I am sure Bindi is a fantastic big sister.
Australia now has a great role model in Bindi for many little girls.

Oh my god, what an absolutely gorgeous, courageous child. Bindi is ahead of her years and is beautiful in every sense of the word. You can certainly tell what type of parents Steve and Terri are by the way Bindi conducted herself yesterday. It was a beautiful service and I am sure Steve would have been so proud of his beautiful baby girl. Terri is a strong, strong women with a lot ahead of her. But as John Howard said, "Terri you have the whole of Australia's arms around you" not a truer word said.

Bindi was brought up I am sure to know that there were dangers associated with what her Daddy did, not that it will make it any easier for the little angel to handle it.

All we can do as Australian's is hold them in our hearts and out prayers and remember Steve and all he stood for and was doing for the good of the environment.

what if Bindi does not wish to continue the work of her father and decides on another career path later on? Will Australia recoil in shock? Brand her 'un-Australian'? Maybe...

I doubt that will ever happen, she has that Zoo and her Daddy's work running through her veins. She is a natural entertainer and adores animals and what she does. Terri is very passionate about carrying on with Steve's work as is his father Bob. So I can't see that happening. I could hazzard a quess that she possibly won't be wrestling crocs (but you never know) but I think she will always be involved in the conservation of wildlife.

What ever she does anyway she will be wonderful at it. She is an adorable child that deserves the very best life can give her. I have the upmost respect for Terri and the strength she has shown throughout this tragedy, she is a true inspiration and my prayers are with all of them every day.

I'm sure if Bindi decides to go into politics or work at a milk factory nobody will get in her way. People have been making too many assumptions about Bindi's family and manager. John Stainton has said that Bindi might eclipse her father's fame in 5 years but he would have only been reflecting the wishes of bother Steve and Bindi on that score.

That Psychologist doesn't know what she is talking about in my opinion. The happy smile on her face when reading that tribute was not a lack of remorse but a sign of her passion for wildlife and excitement at the prospect of following in her heroes footsteps. She is extremely mature for her age. Her mother is watching out for her and the most harmful thing we could do is stifle her dreams at such an impressionable age.

Can any of you think of a more exciting career? She was brought up in a zoo. Why is it at all surprising she wants to become a conservationist? It's true that she probably hasn't fully dealt with the death of her father but then at 8 it's a little hard to comprehend abstract idea's like 'gone forever'. However, I think anybody who gets in her way should expect a well deserved kick in the shins from this little aussie battler.

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