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Irwin's turtle (Elseya irwini) is a species of Australian turtle. The female of the species has a pale head with a yellowish horny sheath on the crown. It was named after its "co-discoverer", famed zoologist and TV personality, Steve Irwin. Steve Irwin's father, Bob Irwin, first caught the animal on a fishing line during a family camp trip in 1997. They had never seen it before. Steve Irwin took pictures and sent them to turtle-expert John

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