Robert Irwin survives crocodile death roll during conservation research
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Updated · Fox News · May 10
Robert Irwin survives crocodile death roll during conservation research
9 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 10
The 22-year-old said on The Tonight Show that the 14-foot crocodile, Jimmy Fallon, pinned him under about 700 pounds during fieldwork in Australia.
Irwin said he escaped when the animal rolled back the other way after he jumped on its back, a technique he said his father Steve Irwin developed for wild crocodile research.
The incident highlights Robert Irwin's continuation of his family's conservation work through Australia Zoo, two decades after Steve Irwin's 2006 death.
After a near-fatal crocodile attack, is the Irwin family's hands-on conservation approach still justifiable?
Does Robert Irwin's rising celebrity status help or hinder his father's original conservation mission?