\n<\/aside>\nRobert Irwin\u00a0had a scary moment with a crocodile but lived to tell the tale.<\/p>\n
During a recent appearance on \u201cThe Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon,\u201d the 22-year-old conservationist shared he was \u201cdeath rolled\u201d by a 14-foot crocodile he named Jimmy Fallon when it was a baby.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s not a baby anymore. I named this crocodile Jimmy Fallon, like, years ago, and he\u2019s now what we call a boss croc. He\u2019s huge,\u201d Robert said. \u201cBecause we research crocodiles in the wild to, like, better conserve them, right? So the way you do that \u2014 my dad came up with this \u2014 is you actually have to jump on them.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Australian conservationist told the talk show host that after he \u201cjumped on the back of Jimmy Fallon,\u201d the large reptile \u201cdeath rolled\u201d him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI jumped onto him. I kid you not, 14 foot of crocodile, big croc, death rolls me,\u201d he explained. \u201cSo I\u2019m stuck underneath him with my arm hanging out. I\u2019ve got like probably, I don\u2019t know, maybe 700 pounds on top of me. And I\u2019m just like, \u201cWhat do I do?\u201d And luckily he rolled back the other way, and I was fine. But he\u2019s a goer.\u201d<\/p>\nRobert Irwin holding a black-headed python. robertirwinphotography\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRobert is the son of beloved reality TV star and environmentalist, Steve Irwin, also known as \u201cThe Crocodile Hunter,\u201d who was known for his work trying to teach the public to respect and protect all animals.<\/p>\n
Steve died in September 2006\u00a0after a stingray\u2019s tail pierced his chest and caused a fatal injury to his heart while filming a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef, when Robert was 2 years old.<\/p>\n
Since his death, his wife, Teri, and their two children, Robert and Bindi, who was 8 years old when Steve died, have taken over his mission towards advocating for all animals and running the Australian Zoo in Queensland.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo continue this legacy is the honour of my life,\u201d Robert shared on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0in October alongside a reel featuring footage of him and his father when he was younger, and of his father with animals. \u201cIf I can make my dad proud, I\u2019ve done my job. Behind everything I do is a conservation mission that my dad started.\u201d<\/p>\nBindi Irwin, Terri Irwin, Host Jimmy Fallon, and Robert Irwin during an animal demonstration on May 2, 2018. NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSteve Irwin and his children pose with an alligator at Australia Zoo on June 25, 2005, on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Newspix via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBoth Robert and his older sister Bindi competed on and won \u201cDancing with the Stars,\u201d with Bindi taking home the mirrorball trophy in 2015 during season 21 when she was 17 years old.<\/p>\n
Robert took his turn in the ballroom in the fall of 2025, winning the show with his partner, Witney Carson.<\/p>\n
\u201cComing over from Australia, I didn\u2019t know how it would go. I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d make it this far, because I didn\u2019t realize how incredibly supportive America would be,\u201d he told Men\u2019s Health in December 2025. \u201cIt\u2019s impossible to put into words how much that has meant to me, because what I represent is so much more than just a dance.\u201d<\/p>\n
When speaking with\u00a0Men\u2019s Health<\/a>, Robert also shared that he felt \u201cgrateful\u201d to have been brought back week after week, because to him it meant that \u201cwhat I stand for is being heard and that is incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cWhen I step into the ballroom, I\u2019m representing a legacy that my dad [Steve Irwin] created with my mom. I\u2019m representing everything I stand for, not only as a wildlife conservationist, but also as someone who is working really hard to try and spread some positivity and passion,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to be a role model for young people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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