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" After losing Steve, it does kind of feel like I'm free-falling. "
After
Does
Feel
" Australia and New Zealand have traditionally shared very close links, yet there are things that set us apart and make us unique - Australia's wildlife experience being one of them. "
Australia
Unique
Wildlife
" Bindi's been filming with us since she first hatched. "
Been
Filming
First
" Bindi's really, you know, got her own goals and aspirations, and if I can nurture what Bindi loves, then I think I'm being a good parent. Because Bindi's got a natural love for wildlife, I think that will be part of what we're nurturing. "
Love
Goals
Parent
" Bindi went in with the crocodiles when she was one month old and grew up with the crocodiles. "
Grew
Month
Old
" Crocodiles are an apex predator and crucial to the ecosystem, keeping waterways and wetlands healthy. Crocodiles eradicate the weak, sick, and injured wildlife, leaving only the healthy to prosper. "
Weak
Healthy
Sick
" Crocs are apex predators, and as with all apex predators, they are critical to the environment: if you lose the crocs, you'll lose the barramundi, you'll lose the crabs - a catfish can eat 30,000 barramundi fingerlings, and who do you think eats the catfish? Crocs. "
Who
You
Think
" For me, it was two years before I fed a big croc when I came to Australia. "
Australia
Two
Years
" For us, conservation work isn't just what we do. It's who we are. It's really defined us that this is what we've dedicated our lives to. "
Us
Who
Work
" Good nutrition and regular exercise definitely help you cope with life's dramas. "
You
Help
Good
" Grief is never something you get over. You don't wake up one morning and say, 'I've conquered that; now I'm moving on.' It's something that walks beside you every day. And if you can learn how to manage it and honour the person that you miss, you can take something that is incredibly sad and have some form of positivity. "
Grief
Day
Sad
" I always am astounded at how willing Steve was to share all about himself. And sometimes he got criticized for it. But he was so open and yet so private about some things. "
Got
Always
He
" I am someone who tunes into more ethical journalism, and I'm not someone who dwells a lot on the negative, so I think I'd rather focus on the positive and forge ahead. "
Positive
I Am
Negative
" I couldn't hold a candle to how adventurous Steve was. He found life intoxicating, and he was just in awe of every living creature. "
Candle
Living
Adventurous
" I discovered on my own that I could cope better with the crippling effects of grief by taking care of myself, eating right, and working out. "
Better
Own
Myself
" I don't know a single surfer who would say, 'Gee, I wish there were no sharks in the ocean.' "
Wish
Ocean
Know
" I find it wonderful when people live, love, and laugh again. "
Live
Love
People
" I found that Steve's passion for wildlife and willingness to lay his life on the line so exciting. "
Wildlife
Exciting
Life
" If you can reach out and touch and love and be with wildlife, you will forever be changed, and you will want to make the world a better place. "
Love
Better
Place
" I have friends who have lost husbands and have gone off and tried different things. Nothing wrong with that. "
Nothing
Wrong
Off
" I haven't dated anyone in the ten years since we lost Steve just because I feel a connection still with Steve. "
Just Because
Connection
Feel
" I have tremendous faith in God that all things happen for a reason, even if we don't understand. "
Things Happen
Understand
Faith
" I have two beautiful children. And they really are my strength. "
Two
Strength
Children
" I live in Australia Zoo. I have a very private home. We've got three bedrooms, one bathroom... The carpets are rose-coloured, which grossed Steve out, but I love it. He let me do everything the way I wanted. The house is just warm and cozy and small. "
Australia
Love
Live
" I'll never leave. I love Australia, and I'm doing my best to be a fair dinkum Aussie sheila and honour all of Steve's work, and yeah, I'll be here the rest of my life. "
Rest
Work
My Life
" I'm Mrs. Steve Irwin. I've got a lot to live up to. "
Up
Got
Live
" I'm real adamant that, when we have family time scheduled, that we stick to it. "
Family
Adamant
Stick
" I still feel immense love and loyalty to Steve. And I've got great kids, I've got a very full life, and while I'm lonely for Steve, I'm not a lonely person. "
Feel
Love
Loyalty
" It does seem like, in the world today, we've moved further and further away from wildlife. There's that sense of whatever you're scared of, you just want it to go away. Here in Australia Zoo, part of our ongoing plan is that re-connection. "
Plan
Zoo
You
" I think being in a car is far more dangerous. I feel much more in control with a 16 foot croc, 3,000 pounds jaw pressure trying to have a go at me. "
Car
Think
Pressure
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