Ocean's Deadliest
Encyclopedia
Ocean's Deadliest is a nature documentary
hosted by Philippe Cousteau Jr.
and Steve Irwin
. It was the final documentary made by Irwin by the time of his death, which occurred during filming.
, sea snakes and the world's deadliest venomous animal, the box jellyfish
. According to Steve Irwin, one of the specimens, a Stoke's sea snake was the largest he had seen.
The team of researchers harvested venom from the stonefish and some of the sea snakes.
and Discovery Channel
as a simulcast
event. It aired on January 22 in Canada
, in Australia
on January 29 on the Nine Network
, and in the United Kingdom
on April 15 on ITV1
.
, stated in an interview with Access Hollywood
aired on January 11, 2007 that there is no footage shot the day he died, and that the footage of his injury and death had been destroyed. Cousteau filmed the remainder of the documentary weeks after Irwin's death.
Aside from a still image of Irwin with the text "In Memory of Steve Irwin", the documentary contains no mention of his death.
Nature documentary
A natural history film or wildlife film is a documentary film about animals, plants, or other non-human living creatures, usually concentrating on film taken in their natural habitat...
hosted by Philippe Cousteau Jr.
Philippe Cousteau Jr.
Philippe Pierre Jacques-Yves Arnault Cousteau, Jr. is the son of Philippe Cousteau, having been born several months after the death of his father, and the grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau...
and Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin
Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin , nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted...
. It was the final documentary made by Irwin by the time of his death, which occurred during filming.
Documentary
The documentary was largely filmed around Irwin's research boat, Croc One. The pair filmed and sometimes even captured several deadly sea animals, including stonefishStonefish
Synanceia verrucosa is a fish species, sometimes lethal to humans, which is known as the reef stonefish or simply stonefish. They are carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives on reef bottoms, camouflaged as a rock...
, sea snakes and the world's deadliest venomous animal, the box jellyfish
Box jellyfish
Box jellyfish are cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their cube-shaped medusae. Box jellyfish are known for the extremely potent venom produced by some species: Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi and Malo kingi are among the most venomous creatures in the world...
. According to Steve Irwin, one of the specimens, a Stoke's sea snake was the largest he had seen.
The team of researchers harvested venom from the stonefish and some of the sea snakes.
Broadcast
The documentary aired in the United States on January 21, 2007, on Animal PlanetAnimal Planet
Animal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...
and Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
as a simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
event. It aired on January 22 in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on January 29 on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
, and in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on April 15 on ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
.
Impact of Irwin's death
Irwin's widow, TerriTerri Irwin
Theresa Penelope "Terri" Irwin, AM is an Australian-based, American-born naturalist, author, the widow of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin and owner of Australia Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland, Australia...
, stated in an interview with Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and...
aired on January 11, 2007 that there is no footage shot the day he died, and that the footage of his injury and death had been destroyed. Cousteau filmed the remainder of the documentary weeks after Irwin's death.
Aside from a still image of Irwin with the text "In Memory of Steve Irwin", the documentary contains no mention of his death.