Terri Irwin

Well, that's very kind, because I was thinking, who wouldn't jump at the opportunity to have a chat with you?

Because this is really special.

So thank you very much for thinking of me.

Sure thing.

Now, I was very lucky to have such terrific parents.

And my dad was just amazing because, you know, he's the guy who grew up in the Depression, was in World War II, was a motorcycle cop, and then finally landed driving heavy haul truck.

So he would drive all over the place and then come home with little animals that may need help.

But he was also very good at building things up.

And he really gave me these gifts with how to approach life, to treat other living beings.

And I felt very lucky to have that upbringing.

So I can remember one time in particular, he brought home these Maganzer ducks.

And just for starters, I had no idea what a Maganzer duck was.

And I'm like seven years old.

Yes.

So this duck comes in, these ducklings, right?

Because the mama was hit by a car.

So he brings the ducklings and they have a thin bill with kind of serrated edges.

So they're not like...

platypus bill.

They're like a predator bill.