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L: Steve Irwin, R: Robert Irwin
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L: Steve Irwin, R: Robert Irwin

Fans Get Emotional as Terri Irwin Reveals That Granddaughter Grace Sometimes Confuses Robert for Steve

Fans couldn't hold it together after learning the toddler calls her uncle 'Grandpa Crocodile.'

Fans of the Irwin family are having a hard time keeping it together after matriarch Terri Irwin revealed that her first granddaughter, Grace, gets a little confused when it comes to differentiating between her uncle Robert Irwin and her late "Grandpa Crocodile" Steve Irwin. 

During the Wildlife Warriors Steve Irwin Gala at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on May 11, the mother of two shared that daughter Bindi's little girl, 3, sometimes calls Robert "Grandpa Crocodile," a mistake that Terri calls "really special" for the toddler to have noted the similarities. 

Bindi, 25, and her husband Chandler Powell, 27, have ensured that Grace has grown up knowing her grandfather by playing his old documentaries for her, once telling the publication, "It's so fun to watch her study him. I didn't realize how much Dad's passion for life and his animated facial expressions — I mean, they captivate her."

It's not surprising that Grace has made the mistake before. Beyond the obvious family resemblance, the 20-year-old is following in his father's footsteps, with fans pointing out on multiple occasions that he's "just like his dad" as he continues the Crocodile Hunter's mission of conservation and animal welfare—even getting bit by the same types of snakes in the process. 

Naturally, fans 'immediately teared up" when hearing the news, writing on Instagram, "he’s literally the spitting image of his dad so it’s easy to understand how."

"What a moment that must’ve been for Robert 🥹," one guessed, while another declared it "the only version of nepotism that I will defend with every fiber of my being until the end of time. 🥰🐊🦘🥰."

"And then we all cried. 🥹," someone else said, while another begged, "Don’t do this to me 😭."

"Well if you need me I’ll be sobbing in the corner 😭," the overwhelming emotions continued. 

All we have to say is, Uncle Crocodile, indeed. 

Next: What Robert Irwin Wishes He Could Ask His Late Father Steve Irwin