Australia Zoo like you’ve never seen it before: Robert Irwin, 18, reveals his family’s exciting new venture that makes him feel ‘very cool and hip’
Robert Irwin has unveiled Australia Zoo’s latest venture that will help modernise the family business and aid conservation efforts.
The 18-year-old announced on Tuesday the zoo had launched its first NFT artwork series.
‘This is the way of the world now and for us to be part of it, we feel very cool, very hip,’ he said on breakfast show Sunrise.
Robert Irwin (left, with an NFT artist) announced on Tuesday that Australia Zoo had launched its first NFT artwork series
‘We’re entering the future. I never thought we would be at the forefront of NFTs but here we are, it’s an exciting time,’ he added.
Robert said his mother Terri, 57, struggled to understand the idea of a non-fungible token at first.
‘I can’t say she totally understood NFTs going into this, but we’ve definitely learnt quite a lot,’ he laughed.
‘This is the way of the world now and for us to be part of it we feel very cool, very hip,’ he said on breakfast show Sunrise. (Pictured: one of the NFTs by Australia Zoo)
People can buy the NFTs, including pictures of Australia Zoo crocodiles, and collect them as part of a special series.
An NFT is a digital asset that is rare, valuable and stored on a blockchain.
Robert’s sister Bindi revealed in April that their late father Steve Irwin’s dream of opening luxury accommodation at Australia Zoo had finally come true.
Robert said his mother Terri (second from right) struggled to understand the idea of a non-fungible token at first. Pictured with Chandler Powell (left) and Bindi Irwin (second from left)
The Crocodile Hunter Lodge will be open to guests at the popular Sunshine Coast tourist attraction from June.
Bindi, 23, shared the news on Instagram, saying it had been a long-held dream of her father’s to combine wildlife conservation with a five-star holiday experience.
‘The Crocodile Hunter Lodge. This luxury conservation accommodation for the whole family will start taking bookings in June,’ she told her 4.9 million followers.
‘Enjoy wildlife, fine dining and admission to Australia Zoo all included in your stay. Dad had dreamed about this for years and opening day is almost here.’
Robert’s sister Bindi revealed in April that their late father Steve Irwin’s dream of opening luxury accommodation at Australia Zoo had finally come true
Steve, known to millions around the world as ‘the Crocodile Hunter’, died on September 4, 2006, at the age of 44 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray while filming a documentary in Batt Reef, Queensland.
Bindi was just eight years old at the time.
Following his death, Steve’s family, including his daughter Bindi, widow Terri, son Robert and son-in-law Chandler Powell, have continued his conservation work at Australia Zoo.
Steve, known to millions around the world as ‘the Crocodile Hunter’, died on September 4, 2006, at the age of 44 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray while filming a documentary in Batt Reef, Queensland. (Pictured: Steve and Terri Irwin)
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