The daughter of the late, great "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, Bindi, calls her father a "superhero" and says she's made it a life goal to pass on his legacy of love and exploration.

Bindi -- who was only 7 years old when her father tragically died in 2006 after being impaled by a sting ray barb -- told Australia's Brisbane Times she hopes "to carry on in her dad's footsteps, and make sure that his message lives on forever."