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Steve Irwin’s fearless girl Bindi, 18, filmed wrestling a 15ft CROCODILE just like her late father

Heart-stopping footage emerges on the tenth anniversary of her TV legend dad's tragic death

HEART-stopping footage has emerged of late Aussie animal lover Steve Irwin's teen daughter wrestling with a huge crocodile.

Conservationist Bindi, 18, posted the film showing her walking in her father's footsteps on the tenth anniversary of his tragic death.

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 Brave Bindi ... She is seen taking on huge beast with team of handlersCredit: Bindi Irwin / Instagram
Pounce ... Bindi is among the team of tough handlers wrestling with 'Big Dunc'Credit: Bindi Irwin / Instagram
Following in his footsteps ... Conservationist and animal lover Bindi is taking after her famous father
Star ... Bindi, 18, shot to fame after winning the US version of Strictly Come Dancing last yearCredit: Getty Images
Memorial ... Bindi, brother Robert, mum Terri and grandad Bob in 2007, the year after Steve's deathCredit: Getty Images - WireImage

Fearless Bindi -- who was named after her dad's favourite croc -- can be seen taking hold of the 15ft beast with a team of ten other handlers at Australia Zoo.

She shared the video of her taking on "Big Dunc" on Instagram with the caption: "Our highly experienced @Australiazoo Croc Team uses the very same capture techniques that Dad developed so many years ago.

"Big Dunc is a whopping 15 feet 1.5 inches of sheer power."

Legend ... Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin died after a stingray attack in September 2006
Family ... Steve Irwin with his wife Terri and kids Robert and Bindi at Australia Zoo weeks before his tragic deathCredit: Getty Images
'Hero' ... Bindi has said she will treasure the memory of her dadCredit: Epa
Tribute ... Bindi said in this snap posted to Instagram that her dad would be her "hero for my entire existence"Credit: Bindi Irwin / Instagram

"He is currently the largest crocodile we are tracking in the Wenlock River", she explained.

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Reality star Bindi's fearless feat emerges as fans treasure the memory of her late dad, who died on 4 September 2006 aged just 44.

He was stabbed by a stingray barb in the heart while filming off Port Douglas in New South Wales.

Bindi, who shot to fame after winning Dancing with the Stars -- the US version of Strictly -- last year, also marked the sad milestone by posting a picture online of her as a baby being held by her dad.

She wrote: "You'll be my hero for my entire existence. I love you more than words can describe."

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Her grandad Bob Irwin has also uncovered a heart-wrenching letter sent to him and wife Lyn by Steve calling them his "best friends".

The loving letter, published in Bob's book about his son called The Last Crocodile Hunter, said: "At 32, I am finally starting to figure it out.

"In good times and in bad, you were there.

"Your strength and endurance to raise me will not go unrewarded. My love for you is my strength!"

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'Best friends'... Loving letter was addressed to Steve's parents Lyn and BobCredit: Allen & Unwin Books
Letter... Steve Irwin's dad Bob found heart-wrenching note this year during research for his book The Last Crocodile HunterCredit: Getty Images

TV legend Steve, who widowed wife Terri, 52, and also left behind budding wildlife photographer son Robert, 12, wrote: “For the rest of my life I will reflect on the unbelievably GREAT times we’ve shared and will continue to share.

"You’re my best friends!”

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