Remembering 'Crocodile Hunter’: Google honours Steve Irwin with six illustrations of him wrangling crocs, kissing a snake & enjoying family time

Google Doodle has houred life and legacy of beloved Australian wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin in form of a slideshow of doodles to celebrate his 57th birthday. slideshow shows six illustrations of Irwin wrangling crocs, kissing a snake, monkeying around and enjoying time with his family. 

Kwn as 'Crocodile Hunter’, Irwin won legions of fans across world thanks to his death-defying stunts with wild animals and his famously enthusiastic catchphrases. 

Steve's life:

From a young , Irwin was surrounded by wildlife. He grew up in Queensland, Australia, where he spent his childhood jumping into rivers to catch crocodiles with his far, who ran a small reptile park. As an ult, he worked with state’s crocodile manment programme, spending many years single-handedly catching and taming reptiles.

In 1991 he took over manment of his family’s reptile park, which he later renamed Australia Zoo. His TV career began following success of a one-off documentary called ‘ Crocodile Hunter’ in 1992. documentary went on to become a successful television series, brocast first in Australia and eventually in US and rest of world.

His death: 

Steve Irwin was killed at of 44 while filming for an upcoming series on ocean's most dangerous animals. He was stabbed “hundreds of times” in chest by a stingray, in what was described at time as a freak accident.

His legacy:

Steve Irwin’s wife Terri, and two children Bindi and Bob continue his work at Australia Zoo, which is w one of country’s largest attractions. Before his death, he also created Wildlife Warriors conservation foundation, which continues to supports protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife.