The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and that certainly is the case for the son of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin. The youngster is following in the dangerous footsteps of his dad and was seen feeding alligators at Australia Zoo. The eight-year-old was spotted getting close to the American alligators for a crowd of about 200 people at the Irwin family-owned zoo in Queensland.

As a baby his father was pictured feeding a crocodile while holding him in the other arm. Maybe as he grew up around the dangerous creatures, he has developed little fear for them. The Irwin family have always vowed to carry on Steve's work. Last year his 12-year-old daughter, Bindi, was promoting a new line of books in her Wildlife Adventures series. Speaking of her father, the young actress said: "We want to carry on in his footsteps, where he left off." Steve was killed in September 2006 after getting stung by a stingray while filming in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. He was setting up to shoot ocean reef footage at the time for a show that would include segments with Bindi. At his funeral, she delivered a speech in front of 5,000 people in a worldwide television broadcast watched by more than 300million viewers.