Talk:Stingray
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
4th paragraph: "It is coated with a toxic venom encased in a thin sheath of." Of what? Ortonmc 19:41, 4 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- I don't know, but as I can see your message has been here since March, i've taken the liberty of editing it out. "a thin sheath of ???" doesn't sound right :) Niffux 19:40, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)
I'd add this myself but the page is locked down: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20349993-5001021,00.html
TV Icon Steve Irwin was recently killed by a stingray's venom.
(Also, wikipedia sucks ass because it's not *really* a free encyclopedia anyone can edit, it's a restricted half-ass effort at an encyclopedia that was created by a lying thief, which is run by underqualified administrators, which is not respected by the academic community, and which is kind of a waste of time. Oh, look, I've wasted some time. Damn.)
-- skates? it goes to a disambiguation page. And the order is no longer rajiforme but batoidea.
I removed 'Other possible pain remedies include meat tenderizer.'. It seemed a bit weird to be belting oneself about when already in pain. -- Longhair | Talk 08:43, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
- I put it there in the first place, and I've added it back, with some explanaton. You're not "belting oneself about" - it's a powder that you sprinkle on or make a paste from. From what I can find on the net it may or may not work for stingray venom, but is a standard home remedy for jellyfish stings. Enough for me to keep in my dive bag. --justfred 08:45, 9 August 2005 (PDT)
reproduction?
anyone here have any idea how stingrays reproduce? I'd really like to know Robin Chen 21:09, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
---in the food section, the term used is "fins", while it was established that fins is not the correct term.
food?
What do stingrays eat?
-Apparently, Steve Irwin.
LOL - that is a horrible thing to say though - he was bigger than Paul Hogan for promoting Australia and stuff like that - dying young... eeek eek eek... Hey why doesn't this stingray article explain how it can infact kill you? We need some kind of stingray killing-person expert, because millions of people will be reading this article VERY VERY SOON!— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kitkatsavvy (talk • contribs)
Steve Comments
Breaking news for sure, but it certainly is unprofessional, and expresses personal opinions. Can registered users please clean it up?
- Yes, it should not be put into the article. --Woohookitty(meow) 05:18, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
- To take a quote out of context from a seperate conflict about Hurricane Katrina, stingrays are important to the death of Steve Irwin, but Steve Irwin's death is not important to stingrays. Keep it out. – Chacor 05:20, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
When can we add that the Croc Hunter was killed by a stingray?
Stingray attacks can be deadly
The most well-known fatal attack by a stingray happened on September 4, 2006 when famed naturalist Steve Irwin, a.k.a. The Crocodile Hunter, was killed after a stingray barb pierced his chest. The attack happened as Irwin was filming a documentary off Australia's Queensland Coast.
Reference: BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed Monday by a stingray barb during a diving expedition, media reports said.
- Irwin, 44, was filming an underwater documentary on the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Queensland state when the accident occurred, Sydney's The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on its Web site.
- The Australian Broadcasting Corp. said Irwin was diving near Low Isles Reef near the resort town of Port Douglas, about 2,100 kilometers (1,260 miles) north of the state capital of Brisbane when the incident happened.
- Queensland ambulance service spokesman Bob Hamil confirmed that a diver had been killed by a stingray off Lowe Isles Reef, but said the person's name wasn't being released pending notification of the family.
- A rescue helicopter was sent from the nearby city of Cairns, and paramedics from it confirmed the diver's death.
- "The probable cause of death is stingray strike to the chest," Hamil said.
- Staff at Australia Zoo, Irwin's zoo in southern Queensland, said they had heard the media reports but could not make any comment.
- Irwin is famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchcry "Crikey!" in his television program, Crocodile Hunter, which was first broadcast in Australia in 1992 and has been broadcast around the world on the Discovery channel.
- He rode his image into a feature film, and developed the Australia Zoo as a tourist attraction.
- The public image was dented in 2004 when Irwin triggered an uproar by holding his baby in one arm while feeding large crocodiles inside a zoo pen. Irwin claimed at the time there was no danger to his son, and authorities declined to charge Irwin with violating safety regulations.
- Later that year, he was accused of getting too close to penguins, a seal and humpback whales in Antarctica while making a documentary. Irwin denied any wrongdoing, and an Australian Environment Department investigation recommended no action be taken against him.
- AP-ES-09-04-06 0118EDT — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bradcnn1984 (talk • contribs)
Why Irwin death important
When a FAMOUS PERSON dies in an UNUSUAL MANNER it is customary to acknowledge that in the article about that cause. Bayou Banjo 05:22, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
- I agree, the fact that Irwin was an environmentalist and animal lover should also contribute to his possible place on the article. Ansell 05:24, 4 September 2006 (UTC)