Wildlife warrior Bindi Irwin breaks down as she mourns the tragic death of a beloved family member
The Irwin family suffered a devastating loss Saturday when Rhino, their rhinoceros iguana, tragically passed away at the age of 42.
Bindi, 24, posted a heartbreaking memorial video on Instagram in which she broke down in tears while talking about the lizard she grew up with at Australia Zoo.
Mourning with her brother Robert, mother Terri and husband Chandler Powell, the wildlife warrior scattered the Rhino’s ashes throughout the zoo’s Rhinoceros enclosure.
The Irwin family suffered a devastating loss Saturday when Rhino, their rhinoceros iguana, tragically passed away at the age of 42. (Pictured from left to right: Bindi, Terri and Robert Irwin)
“It is with a heavy heart that we have to say goodbye to Rhino, but we didn’t want to miss out on sharing him one last time with you,” Bindi said as she held the box of her beloved reptile. of ashes
As the famed conservationist was teary-eyed, her brother, 19, chimed in to share a glimpse into the animal’s life.
He revealed that Rhino, who was born in 1980 and received a Guinness World Record for being the oldest rhinoceros iguana on record, loved hibiscus flowers and was always full of energy and sass.
Bindi, 24, posted a heartbreaking memorial video on Instagram in which she broke down in tears while talking about the lizard she grew up with at Australia Zoo.
‘Her quality of life was 100% every day. She lived a brilliant life every day and that’s what you hold on to,” Robert added.
Chandler, 26, also chimed in, saying: “He was a special part of the family too because he was the first animal you saw when you walked through the zoo gates.”
“So he greeted all the guests that came through our doors.”
Mourning with her brother Robert, mother Terri and husband Chandler Powell, the wildlife warrior scattered the Rhino’s ashes throughout the zoo’s Rhinoceros enclosure.
Terri, 58, revealed that the iguana first arrived at Australia Zoo in 1993, a year after she married the late national icon Steve Irwin.
The memorial video then showed harrowing clips of the Irwin family scattering Rhino’s ashes under a tree at the Rhinoceros compound.
It ended with some heartbreaking footage of Steve Irwin in happier times talking about the Rhino while introducing the lizard to the world.
Chandler, 26, (left) said: “He was also a special part of the family because he was the first animal you saw when you walked through the zoo gates.” So he greeted all the guests who came through our doors.