Steve Irwin’s son fights back tears as he achieves conservation milestone thanks to late father’s work

Steve Irwin’s son Robert reveals first baby turtle of species father discoveredRobert Irwin

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00:00 This is one of the highlights of my entire life

00:02 and one of the most special moments ever for Australia Zoo.

00:07 This is the very first Alsaea erwinii,

00:10 Erwin's turtle, ever hatched for any zoological facility

00:15 anywhere in the world.

00:18 This species is a turtle that Dad originally discovered

00:22 out in the wild, and for the first time,

00:24 we've got a little baby.

00:26 And right now, he's gonna get his first swim

00:29 in a brand new pond.

00:30 This is a little slice of the wild.

00:32 Let's get him in the water.

00:34 There you go, mate.

00:36 Off he goes.

00:39 It's just so surreal, and all the stories from Dad

00:43 about just how amazing and beautiful they are.

00:45 I don't get emotional, I have a bunch of them.

00:48 - Cheer it up.

00:48 - Dad and Bear, really proud of you.

00:52 - Dad would be stoked with that.

00:58 We did it.