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Steve Irwin's son pays tribute to his father with perfect side-by-side photo

A moving homage from son to father
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Marcus Gilmer
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The legend of Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter," lives on 13 years after his death and his son Robert paid tribute with a stunning side-by-side photo.

That's father and son, 15 years apart, feeding the same crocodile in the same location (the Australia Zoo crocodile show) with the same pose. Steve Irwin worked for many years at the zoo and Robert and the rest of the Irwin family, including Robert's sister Bindi and mom Terri, continue to work there.

Though they were young when Steve died, Robert and Bindi have continued to carry Steve's legacy forward, alongside Terri.

Topics Animals

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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