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Carrie · 01-05-2004, 04:22 AM

I heard a wonderful analogy to this on the radio this weekend.
If the Flying Rowandas (a family that lives on high-wires and trapezes) took their baby onto a 50-foot high-wire, would anyone throw a fit?
No, because they're professionals who have been doing this all of their lives and they know what they're doing.

Same thing with Steve.
He is one of the foremost leaders in the world on herpetology.
This was a completely controlled environment.
This was not a wild croc out in the swamp.
This croc is part of Steve's zoo.
Steve knows the last time this croc was fed.
Steve knows this croc's 'personality', whether it tends to be aggressive or more docile.
Steve knows the layout of the habitat - he designed and built the thing and goes in it nearly every day.
Steve has worked with this croc over and over again and can quite accurately predict how the croc will act and react in any given situation; never mind his wealth of experience with thousands of crocs in general over decades of research and interaction.
Had the croc gone against everything that Steve knows about that particular croc and crocodiles in general and had chosen to attack, there is no one in the world who is more experienced with an attacking crocodile than Steve Irwin. PERIOD.

Steve would NOT have taken his child into a pen with a wild, unpredictable croc who was starving for food and likely to attack. He chose that croc because it was the safest croc to interact with with his child in his arms.

He held the child on the *other* side of his body from the croc, putting his own body in between the croc and the child. Look at the pictures, you'll see the child was having to look *around* Steve to see the croc.

And if any of you think for a moment that had that croc attacked, Steve would have simply handed over the child to be eaten, you are seriously disturbed. His first priority would have been to make sure that the crocodile was busy with Steve's body and could not reach the baby.
That man has put himself in harm's way hundreds of times to keep his *staff* (cameramen, handlers, assistants) safe, you think he would do any less for his CHILD??

The baby *will* remember the crocodile, as from now on it will be a daily exposure to the crocs. If it were a one-time thing and didn't happen again for years or even months, no, the baby would not remember it. But just as a baby comes to recognize its siblings through daily interaction, so will this child.

The child was NOT in danger. If there were any chance of that, Steve would not have taken the child in there with him.
It was a controlled environment with a lifelong professional and an animal he was intimately familiar with.

01-05-2004, 04:22 AM
Carrie Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Virgin - nee Posts: 3,162	I heard a wonderful analogy to this on the radio this weekend. If the Flying Rowandas (a family that lives on high-wires and trapezes) took their baby onto a 50-foot high-wire, would anyone throw a fit? No, because they're professionals who have been doing this all of their lives and they know what they're doing. Same thing with Steve. He is one of the foremost leaders in the world on herpetology. This was a completely controlled environment. This was not a wild croc out in the swamp. This croc is part of Steve's zoo. Steve knows the last time this croc was fed. Steve knows this croc's 'personality', whether it tends to be aggressive or more docile. Steve knows the layout of the habitat - he designed and built the thing and goes in it nearly every day. Steve has worked with this croc over and over again and can quite accurately predict how the croc will act and react in any given situation; never mind his wealth of experience with thousands of crocs in general over decades of research and interaction. Had the croc gone against everything that Steve knows about that particular croc and crocodiles in general and had chosen to attack, there is no one in the world who is more experienced with an attacking crocodile than Steve Irwin. PERIOD. Steve would NOT have taken his child into a pen with a wild, unpredictable croc who was starving for food and likely to attack. He chose that croc because it was the safest croc to interact with with his child in his arms. He held the child on the other side of his body from the croc, putting his own body in between the croc and the child. Look at the pictures, you'll see the child was having to look around Steve to see the croc. And if any of you think for a moment that had that croc attacked, Steve would have simply handed over the child to be eaten, you are seriously disturbed. His first priority would have been to make sure that the crocodile was busy with Steve's body and could not reach the baby. That man has put himself in harm's way hundreds of times to keep his staff (cameramen, handlers, assistants) safe, you think he would do any less for his CHILD?? The baby will remember the crocodile, as from now on it will be a daily exposure to the crocs. If it were a one-time thing and didn't happen again for years or even months, no, the baby would not remember it. But just as a baby comes to recognize its siblings through daily interaction, so will this child. The child was NOT in danger. If there were any chance of that, Steve would not have taken the child in there with him. It was a controlled environment with a lifelong professional and an animal he was intimately familiar with.