Crikey! It's the Irwins

43min

Documentary

Follow Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin as they run the extraordinary Australia Zoo in the bushlands of northern Australia. Caring for over 1,200 animals, overseeing a world-class wildlife hospital, and conducting high-octane global conservation expeditions, the Irwins’ lives are full of adventure, fueled by their love of animals and passion for protecting them.

Episodes

Cast

Steve’s Legacy Continues

1. Steve’s Legacy Continues

43min

28th Oct 2018

After months of croc wrangling training with Steve Irwin's best friend Wes, Robert, Steve's son, takes the final step in his journey to feed Graham, a huge crocodile at the zoo's famous Crocoseum.

Tiger Eyes

2. Tiger Eyes

44min

4th Nov 2018

Hunter the Sumatran tiger is blind and must be sedated for his annual eye check; the keepers prepare young giraffe Scarlett for a road trip to South Australia, reuniting her with family.

Giraffe Road Trip

3. Giraffe Road Trip

43min

11th Nov 2018

The family prepares Croc One, Steve Irwin's research ship, for a mission to release an endangered sea turtle back to the wild; Scarlett the giraffe reunites with her grandmother; Grub the wild echidna is released from the Zoo's Wildlife Hospital.

Robert, King of Cobras

4. Robert, King of Cobras

43min

18th Nov 2018

Robert wrangles Utah, a venomous 12-foot king cobra; Dr. Amber visits Tandora to care for wild koalas; back at the zoo, an old injury flares up for Bruce the brolga, a bird that has been in the Irwins' care for 26 years.

Bindi's Lemur Island

5. Bindi's Lemur Island

43min

25th Nov 2018

The Australia Zoo's alligator snapping turtles need a health check, and it's Robert's job to protect from their fierce bites; Terri and Bindi welcome seven new lemurs from the United States; the Rescue Unit must save possums caught in a chimney.

Irwin African Adventure

6. Irwin African Adventure

44min

2nd Dec 2018

The Irwins travel to South Africa, where Terri helps release a wild leopard, Bindi learns from the all-female anti-poaching squad The Black Mambas and Robert attempts to photograph Africa's big five game animals.

It’s a Baby Giraffe!

7. It’s a Baby Giraffe!

44min

9th Dec 2018

Rosie the giraffe is ready to give birth; Robert has a bloody encounter with a wild python that has entered an enclosure; Terri helps the keepers wrangle Chief the Tasmanian devil.

Robert's Baby Kangaroo

8. Robert's Baby Kangaroo

44min

16th Dec 2018

Bindi and the keepers ready Sophie the Baby Giraffe for her first steps into her enclosure; Robert helps to hand-raise Melman the Kangaroo; Terri oversees a health check for Ravi the Red Panda.

Race to Save the Platypus

9. Race to Save the Platypus

44min

23rd Dec 2018

Terri welcomes Mballa, a new cheetah cub from South Africa, to the Australia Zoo family; Robert sets out to save a stranded platypus and Bindi prepares to meet Bert the Koala Joey as he emerges from his mother's pouch for the first time.

Bindi & the Otters

10. Bindi & the Otters

44min

30th Dec 2018

Wes and Robert remove eggs from the nest of saltwater crocodiles Terra and Bosco in a nerve-wracking but necessary venture; Bindi tends to the training of otters Percival and Daisy; Terri makes a zoo volunteer's dream come true.

Swimming With Manta Rays

11. Swimming With Manta Rays

43min

6th Jan 2019

Robert travels to Australia's Great Barrier Reef to help conduct research on manta ray; the Zoo's Rescue Unit, Wildlife Hospital and Volunteers team up to save a baby wallaby struggling to survive.

Pawing Terri's Heart

12. Pawing Terri's Heart

43min

13th Jan 2019

Terri attends the exam of Charlie the tiger to determine if his tumors were successfully treated; Bindi and the Small Mammal Team help develop a vaccine for Eden the Tasmanian devil; Robert discovers the true genders of the zoo's shingleback lizards.

Tortoise First Date

13. Tortoise First Date

43min

20th Jan 2019

Terri helps determine if Caballe the rhino is pregnant, while Robert hopes to get the zoo's Aldabra giant tortoises to mate

Steve's Croc Mission Lives On

14. Steve's Croc Mission Lives On

43min

27th Jan 2019

The family makes the annual trip to the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve to capture, study and release wild crocodiles, a mission started by Steve and Terri that provides research vital to the protection of Australia's apex predators.

First air date

28th Oct 2018

Last air date

3rd Jun 2022

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

Networks