Terri Irwin thanks Russell Crowe for ‘life saving’ donation to Australia Zoo

Russell Crowe is known to be a great friend to the Irwin clan. 

And on Sunday, Terri Irwin, 56, thanked the Hollywood star, 57, for his donation to Australia Zoo, which resulted in the rescue of an ailing kookaburra called Archie. 

The bird underwent surgery on Saturday after swallowing a fishing hook, with Russell’s funds having gone towards an endoscope which was used in the life-saving procedure. 

Terri wrote on Twitter: ‘Thank you @russellcrowe for donating the funds to purchase this life-saving endoscope. Archie really appreciated it!’ 

A Tweet shared by Australia Zoo on Saturday further explained: ‘Archie the kookaburra had swallowed a fishing hook when he arrived at the #AustraliaZoo Wildlife Hospital. 

‘An endoscope was used to locate the hook, following which it was safely removed using a protective sleeve.

‘Thankfully, Archie recovered and he has returned back to the wild.’ 

Last year, the Gladiator actor gifted Bindi Irwin, 22, and Chandler Powell, 24, a fig tree as a wedding present. 

To celebrate his 56th birthday from afar in April 2020, the newlyweds hugged the tree in a sweet Instagram picture, since they couldn’t see him in person. 

‘Happy birthday Russell. You’ll always be part of our family,’ Bindi wrote in the caption. 

She added: ‘Even though we can’t see you right now, we’re giving the beautiful fig you gifted us a hug and thinking of you.‬ ‪Hope your day is extraordinary!’  

Bindi went on to share a second photo of the heartwarming gift tag attached to the Port Jackson fig tree. 

‘Presented to Bindi and Chandler to commemorate their wedding.  Love from Russell Crowe and family,’ it read.