Nope, still not buying it. He could accomplish the same by playing one of his videos for the infant. No need to have them in harms way.

I don't know why that posted twice

Just a note... it's not like it was just the three of them either (daddy, baby, animal.) There were other people around, other people who might have stepped in if anything were to go awry. I think the whole thing is being blown out of proportion, too. And I don't think that it's fear that keeps people from being harmed/killed when around wild animals, perhaps a bit of stupidity about understanding an animal's patterns, needs and instinct.

Yeah these are the same Americans that don't allow their kids to listen to violent music while their parents go to work at a giant nuclear weapons facility ~chuckles~ I love Steve Erwin and I don't think my mate would ever do anything to purposely or inadvertantly hurt his children. Tell American media to "bugger off"

If you understood crocs perhaps you would think differently but you probably live in some apartment and never seen so much as a deer ~chuckles~

Have you guys seen the alternate footage supplied by Steve Irwin???

As always, the media have sensationalised something i would consider to be rather trivial, and, whilst it doesn't matter to Steve at all, because he is a genuine down to earth guy, the marketing side of his career is over, and it is a lot of $$$ down the drain, just so someone would sell a few news papers...

Having a 1 month old baby close to a croc is pretty poor judgement and totally unnecessary.

I live in the united states and I agree with you 100%. I don't think Steve did anything wrong. I do not believe for one minute he would put his son in harms way. The people here in the united states don't realize the dangers that face the children in Australia, at certain places. We have some danger here but nothing like there and the children need to know what to beware of. I believe Steve knows what he is doing. And I am sure he had plenty of eyes on him from his crew that day for safety. And what the media showed was one view. The people hear want to talk about DANGER. Just look at the way our teens all over are dressing these days. The make-up they are allowed to wear. And late at night you can see they roaming the streets and smoking. And then the parents wonder WHY. People should look in their own back yard before they even think of telling someone else how to raise their children. If you don't stay on top of things with your children, then what kind of parent are you? You point one finger at someone and there are four more pointing back at you. Unless your home is squeakie clean don't go on about other people. If this upsets or afends anyone I'm sorry. I think it is time to back off. GOD BLESS YOU STEVE AND TERRI, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

I agree with you 100%. Look at how many people even let their children stand up in the carts at stores. Or a parent will go shoping in a store and let the kids run off on their own. Big Mistake! There was a lady who once was in one isle and her infant baby was in the cart a isle or two away while she was looking for something. My husband and I stood there for a good ten minutes or so before she came back. How long did she think it would take for someone to run off with that baby. One of the problems with this country is not letting the parents raise their children.

I AGREE WITH YOU ALL THE WAY. THE MEDIA IS OUT TO SELL PAPERS. EVEN IF THEY DON'T GIVE ALL THE FACTS. A LOT OF WHAT IS WROTE THESE DAYS IS RUBBISH. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS DOES NOT MEAN TO TELL A ONE SIDED STORY.

Thank goodness the little infant did not turn into a hors d'oeuvres for that crock. I think part of the public charm with crock hunter was much like the charm of Siegfried and Roy, everyone watches these nuts wondering when they are going to get torn to pieces, it finally happened to Roy and if it ever happens to crocodile hunter lets hope he has better judgment than to have a little infant with him, the baby didn’t sign on to it, its madness I say, madness.

I don' believe it is the same as watching Siegfied and Roy. Steve is not putting on a show. He is trying to teach us about wild animals. To educate us on how they live and survive. I do not believe for one minute he would intentionally harm his son. And if there are people out there who do watch just to see someone get hurt, then they are very sick. And I do mean SICK!

Mary: Please explain why one would need to put their 1 month old child feet away from a crocodile?

Steve isn't putting on a show? You're kidding right?

Woha, the rationalization involved. You know, I wonder how the reaction would be if it were George W. Bush doing the same thing. I can't help but think that the same people would be calling for his head.

You've all seen that footage of Tiger Woods on the "Mike Douglas Show" when he was three years old. We can watch that footage now and appreciate that his golfing skills have been developed over a lifetime.

Maybe Steve Irwin is trying to get footage of his baby son's lifelong development of showy-zookeeping. We'll see Steve "Peg Leg" Irwin Jr. some day on the Larry King Jr. show, reminiscing over a lifetime of crocodile-baiting hand-held video footage.