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'Croc Hunter' dad gets cash

The father of late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin will receive a package worth more than $920,000 and a pension after cutting ties with his son's Australia Zoo, the wildlife park said yesterday.

Bob Irwin, 68, started Australia Zoo in northern Queensland state 36 years ago, but in 2000 handed it over to his khaki-clad son, who shot to fame as the "Crocodile Hunter" and turned the zoo into a major tourist attraction.