Aussie man's Irwin placenta tribute
An Australian man plans to feed his baby's placenta to a lizard in a tribute to the late Steve Irwin.
Wil Kemp, 21, says that it was Irwin who shaped his love for reptiles, and that by feeding the placenta to his pet goannas, his family will be brought closer to the reptile kingdom.
Mr Kemp, currently a reptile keeper at Rockhampton Zoo, Queensland, has already named his son Tai Irwin, a reference to the taipan snake and the late Crocodile Hunter.
The boy was born on September 5, the day after Irwin had his fatal encounter with a stringray.
Kemp and his fiance first thought of the placenta-feeding idea when nurses told them they could take the placenta home. They plan to feed it to their three goannas, which live in a pit in their garden, at a celebration when they bring the child home on Sunday.
Kemp commented: 'I think we'll just break some beers, chuck it in and do it.'
Wil Kemp, 21, says that it was Irwin who shaped his love for reptiles, and that by feeding the placenta to his pet goannas, his family will be brought closer to the reptile kingdom.
Mr Kemp, currently a reptile keeper at Rockhampton Zoo, Queensland, has already named his son Tai Irwin, a reference to the taipan snake and the late Crocodile Hunter.
The boy was born on September 5, the day after Irwin had his fatal encounter with a stringray.
Kemp and his fiance first thought of the placenta-feeding idea when nurses told them they could take the placenta home. They plan to feed it to their three goannas, which live in a pit in their garden, at a celebration when they bring the child home on Sunday.
Kemp commented: 'I think we'll just break some beers, chuck it in and do it.'
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