Being married to Terri
is easily the greatest
and best move of my entire life.
She gives me strength,
and endurance and stamina.
Together, we are making the biggest,
most dramatic push for conservation
this world has ever seen.
Bindi: My amazing and beautiful mum.
Her strength is truly incredible.
Her ability to tackle anything that comes her way,
she is my inspiration every day in life
and I love her more than words can ever describe.
Terri: Together we are incredibly strong.
Remember to support each other
and believe in each other, and Steve
was great at that.
Steve kind of believed I could do stuff
that I didn't think I could do.
Now have a look at how cute he is.
He's got those darling
little Groucho Marx eyebrows
and a little tiny rattle on the end.
He's not even rattling at me.
Now, imagine the people who
for hundreds of years
spent time with these special animals.
Not only did they learn
how to live with them,
they learned to respect and love them.
And they didn't have
trouble with it at all.
I think we can take a page
out of their book and learn
to love all wildlife.
Thank you so much
for being such an inspirational leader
and getting us through
some of the toughest times
in Australia Zoo's history.
I can honestly say I've never met
a harder working person.
The thing I admire most about you,
Terri, is your ability to instill
confidence in the team.
I remember the first time
I was surgically implanting
a tracker into a crocodile
for our research work
on the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve.
And I was absolutely terrified
of doing something wrong.
But I looked up at you
and you said, "you'll do great."
And all of a sudden, I just believed
that I could do it.
Your dedication
to conservation is unwavering.
You fought to continue Steve's legacy.
And to this day, all of our profits
go back to charity.
The Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital has now treated
more than 100,000 animals,
just like little Blinky,
the orphaned koala joey.
None of this would be
possible without you.
On behalf of the entire team;
Happy birthday, Terri.
Terri: Stop and think about snowflakes.
They are very frail
and tiny and beautiful and precious.
If enough of them stick together,
they can stop traffic.
Happy birthday, Terri,
from a couple of your fellow Americans.
I have an American alligator here
and me and Oberyn
hope you have the most fantastic day.
And thank you for being
the fearless leader of Australia Zoo,
the most amazing mother-in-law to me,
and most importantly,
the most spectacular Grandma Bunny
to little Grace as well.
We all love you very much
and hope you have the most fantastic day.
Terri: Second thing is,
family has to come first.
No matter how busy you are,
family has to come first.
And that's the other secret.
Happy Birthday Bunny!
Thank you for being my grandma and always making me smile.
I love you so much.
Terri: So when you're stuck
in the middle of the river
and you go, yikes,
I feel like I'm in
the middle of the river
and I'm going to drown,
and there's nothing I can do about stuff.
Just look around for
who's with you in the river.
Those are your friends. Keep them close.
Create your community and stick together.
We're going to be fine.
Hi, Terri.
I wish you a very happy birthday.
You're truly extraordinary.
And I've learned so much from
you in the eight months
that I've spent here at Australia Zoo.
Your passion to fight
the good fight for wildlife conservation
is truly inspiring
and has inspired
so many others to do the same.
I wish that you have a fantastic day
with your family today
and that you have all the joy
and good health in this year
and for all of the years to come.
Once again, happy birthday.
Thank you, Terri,
for being the most amazing
role model and supportive boss.
You inspire me
and the whole team of Wildlife Warriors
here at Australia Zoo,
every day. Wishing you
the happiest birthday.
And I hope you have an amazing day
filled with flowers and laughter.
Have a happy birthday.
Stu: Hey Terri, I just wanted to say
Happy Birthday on this day.
and express to you just how
amazed, inspired and motivated I am by you.
Through all the years I've been here you've set an amazing example.
Looked after me through hard times and shown such strength and courage
through hard times that the zoo has gone through.
So I can't tell you how much I admire you and appreciate you
and wish you a happy birthday today.
Happy Birthday Mum!
Thank you so much
for being the most incredible mum.
I think I speak for Bindi in saying we feel so lucky
to have not only the coolest mum on the planet,
I mean how many kids get to say their mum catches crocodiles,
but you've also been the one to encourage us to follow our dreams, follow our passions
and just go head on into every adventure.
You inspire me every single day and I feel so lucky to have the most wonderful mum on the planet.
Thank you for always being there for Bindi and me, growing up telling us to brush our teeth
and eat our vegetables and giving us a hug when we need it.
but also for being the most incredible role model.
Have and awesome day, love you heaps.
Steve: But I must say, getting married
to my beautiful, absolutely, top sheila Terri was the best thing that ever happened to me.
And I'm a stronger person.
Our love pulls us through
absolutely anything.
You little ripper!
Woo hoo!
Whoo!