00:00I'll get bitten occasionally, you know, every now and again, but it's never the animal's fault, it's always my fault.
00:05I know what I'm going up against when I go in, and if I take a hit, it's my fault.
00:09Unearthed footage has revealed the true nature of Steve Irwin and his deep respect for animals,
00:14as the world mourns the wildlife legend 20 years on from his death.
00:20In the clip, filmed at a 2002 press event for his movie, the crocodile hunter cradles baby Bindi
00:26while joking with reporters about his life-threatening close calls and the conservation mission driving his fame.
00:33I was born into it. Didn't have a choice. My dad's a herpetologist and a very great naturalist and conservationist.
00:40My mum's a wildlife rehabilitator, so I was born into it, mate.
00:44How many times have you been bitten?
00:46Oh, mate, I don't know whether you can see it. I got hit by an alligator last night.
00:49Did a pretty heavy make-up job on it. I was on the Jay Leno show and it goes whack!
00:55Hit me right in the cheekbone. I'll get bitten occasionally, you know, every now and again.
00:59But it's never the animal's fault, it's always my fault.
01:02I know what I'm going up against when I go in, and if I take a hit, it's my fault.
01:06Irwin died on September 4th, 2006, while filming near Port Douglas.
01:11Crocodile hunter's all about conservation, mate. Woo!
01:14That's what makes us tick. Every single cent we earn from crocodile hunter
01:17is going straight back into conservation, bar no cents.
01:21Great, thank you.
01:21Thank you, mate.
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