Bindi Sue Irwin and her mom, Terri Irwin, can't get enough of Bindi's 10-month-old daughter, Grace Warrior.
The family shares a lot of little Grace Warrior's life between their social media and the family show, Crikey! It's the Irwins. Now mother and daughter are opening up about how Grace already has so much in common with her late grandfather, Steve Irwin.
"I think she's got that determination that Steve had and that connection with wildlife," Terri says.
"Because it is weird to see animals just gravitate to her. So she'll go out in the morning in the stroller, and all the kangaroos just gather around her like they're having a meeting."
"Oh my word, the koalas … literally climb out of their trees to come see her," Bindi also shares. Grace can't play with them because of their sharp claws, but that doesn't stop her from trying to reach out and touch them.
"That's Steve all over," Terri jokes of her husband, who died in 2006.
"Her best friend is an Aldabra tortoise," Bindi shares.
"His name is Igloo and, no joke, he comes up to here on me, like up to my waist. He’s massive and the cutest. When he sees Grace, he runs across his paddock, which is huge. If you're a tortoise, you can't really run very fast, but he does his best, runs across the paddock to see her and just sits. She tries to pat him, and she just ends up kind of like hitting him on the head.
"They love each other! It's the funniest thing you've ever seen. I love that my daughter's best friend is a tortoise."
Grace will be featured a lot in the upcoming season of Crikey! It's the Irwins.
"We did have a beautiful experience at the zoo, where we have the biggest animal move ever and then a special dedication to Grace," Terri notes.
"There's some really unique moments and I think it's a tribute to Steve. It's a tribute to his legacy. It's important that the beat goes on, and we love sharing our lives because conservation isn't just what we do, it defines who we are and it kind of encourages, I hope, everyone to make it part of your life, you know?"
