Bindi Irwin, Robert pay heartfelt tribute to Steve Irwin on sixty fourth birthday

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Bindi Irwin and her youthful brother, Robert, are paying tribute to their dad, Steve Irwin, on what would've been his 64th birthday .

On Saturday, the siblings took to social media to share birthday wishes to the late wildlife conservationist — who died almost 20 years in the past.

" Happy Birthday , Dad. We miss you a lot," Bindi wrote on Instagram , alongside a carousel of throwback photographs. "Grace is so proud to inform everybody that Grandpa Crocodile is her guardian angel. Love you. Ceaselessly."

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Bindi Irwin and Robert Irwin paid tribute to their late father, Steve Irwin, on what would've been his sixty fourth birthday. (Getty Photos)

"Would have been your birthday at present. Love you, miss you… thanks for being a guiding gentle and inspiration every single day," Robert wrote on his personal Instagram.

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Followers flooded the remark part with phrases of encouragement.

"A lot of what we cherished about your father lives on in you," one particular person wrote on Robert's put up. "I've little question that he's extremely pleased with the person you have grow to be! You are an exquisite position mannequin!"

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"He was such an incredible particular person and his ardour for wildlife and love for his household shines on by way of you all," one other commented on Bindi's put up.

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Steve — famously known as "The Crocodile Hunter" — died in 2006 after being stung by a stingray whereas filming within the Nice Barrier Reef for the documentary collection "Ocean's Deadliest." On the time of his dying, Robert was 2 years outdated and sister Bindi — who gained Season 21 of "DWTS" with accomplice Derek Hough — was 8. He and his spouse, Terri, have been married for 14 years earlier than his dying.

The Irwin household, Steve, Bidi, Robert and Terri Irwin. (Australia Zoo through Getty Photos)

In an interview with Men's Health , Robert — who took dwelling the Mirrorball Trophy and gained Season 34 of "DWTS" together with his accomplice Witney Carson in December — opened up about representing a "legacy" that his dad created together with his mother.

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"Coming over from Australia, I did not know the way it might go. I didn’t suppose I would make it this far, as a result of I did not understand how extremely supportive America can be," he mentioned. "It’s unimaginable to place into phrases how a lot that has meant to me, as a result of what I characterize is a lot greater than only a dance."

Irwin died in 2006. (Graeme Parkes/Newspix/Getty Photos)

"Once I step into the ballroom, I am representing a legacy that my dad [Steve Irwin] created with my mother. I am representing the whole lot I stand for, not solely as a wildlife conservationist, but in addition as somebody who's working actually onerous to attempt to unfold some positivity and fervour," he continued. "I wish to be a job mannequin for younger individuals."

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"The truth that America has invited us again each week all the best way to the top, it signifies that what I stand for is being heard and that's unbelievable," he added. "I'm so grateful. The entire challenges within the rehearsal studio, studying every new dance, have been price it after I hear about how a dance resonated with individuals … having the ability to naked my coronary heart and soul to America is frightening, but it surely has been probably the most lovely expertise ever, as a result of all people has been with me on this journey and I really feel like I've gained an entire new household over right here."