Steve Irwin Quotes
Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. They've nearly torn my nose off. I've had some really bad parrot bites.
Mirsky, Steve. "The Crocodile Hunter." Scientific American, vol. 284, no. 3, Mar. 2001, pp. 36-37.
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Stephen Robert Irwin, nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, television personality, wildlife expert, environmentalist, and conservationist.