Like father, like son! Steve Irwin's young son Robert helps 再会させる two baby possums with their mother at Australia Zoo

By Caitlin Jinks for Daily Mail Australia

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At the tender age of 11, he's barely old enough to even start high school.?

But Robert Irwin is already making his 示す on the world by continuing to help all creatures 広大な／多数の／重要な and small.

On Thursday the pint sized 野性生物 軍人 helped?再会させる?two baby possums with their mother by climbing a?tree at Australia Zoo in Queensland for a 使節団 dubbed '操作／手術 possum?移転.'

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All smiles: Robert Irwin helped reunite two baby possums with their mother at Australia Zoo in Queensland on Thursday

All smiles: Robert Irwin helped 再会させる two baby possums with their mother at Australia Zoo in Queensland on Thursday

Taking after his later father Steve Irwin, Robert 証明するd he'll do whatever it takes to help any little critter.

He had to swing into 活動／戦闘 after one zoo keeper?bizarrely?設立する a baby （犯罪の）一味-tailed possum 粘着するing の上に the 支援する of a 居住（者） camel, hiding in the soft, warm hair.

Another little possum was 設立する すぐに after, this time in the garden next to the camel enclosure.

A spokesperson for Australia Zoo?explained?to Daily Mail Australia that （犯罪の）一味-tailed possums are often?preyed?on by carpet snakes, meaning the two babies were in 可能性のある danger.

In the moment: The 11-year-old climbed a tree in order to secure a small cardboard box to a branch, depositing the babies in there for their mother to return and collect them

In the moment: The 11-year-old climbed a tree ーするために 安全な・保証する a small cardboard box to a 支店, depositing the babies in there for their mother to return and collect them

Perfect fit: The little creatures were kept inside a khaki hat to help keep them warm

Perfect fit: The little creatures were kept inside a khaki hat to help keep them warm

Staying safe: One ring-tailed possum was found in a garden next to a camel enclosure, exposing himself to predators such as carpet snakes?

Staying 安全な: One （犯罪の）一味-tailed possum was 設立する in a garden next to a camel enclosure, exposing himself to predators such as carpet snakes?

'It’s assumed that these babies fell from their mother’s 支援する during the night while moving from tree to tree,' the spokesperson continued.

Luckily, keepers soon 設立する mother possum in a nearby tree, which was when young Robert （機の）カム in handy.

'Robert is a 技術d tree 登山者 so he was in 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 of 安全な・保証するing a small cardboard box to a 支店 in the tree and depositing the babies in there for their mother to return and collect them 安全に off the ground,' explained the spokesperson.

Well, at least it's warm: The other cheeky possum was found clinging onto the back of a camel named Gypsy?

井戸／弁護士席, at least it's warm: The other cheeky possum was 設立する 粘着するing の上に the 支援する of a camel 指名するd Gypsy?

What a cutie: Gypsy didn't seem to mind providing a temporary home for the possum, with a spokesperson for Australia Zoo describing the camel as 'a gracious babysitter'

What a cutie: Gypsy didn't seem to mind 供給するing a 一時的な home for the possum, with a spokesperson for Australia Zoo 述べるing the camel as 'a gracious babysitter'

'操作／手術 possum 移転,' as it was?affectionately?dubbed, was a success with 野性生物 軍人 （頭が）ひょいと動く managing to reach the 最高の，を越す of the tree.

But Robert isn't the only young conservationist in the family, with big sister Bindi Irwin, 16, also continuing to work hard at Australia Zoo.

The brother sister 二人組 提起する／ポーズをとるd for a 甘い Instagram snap earlier this month, with television personality Bindi 令状ing: 'this boy is my world.'

'This boy is my world': Robert posed for a sweet snap with 16-year-old sister Bindi Irwin earlier this month

'This boy is my world': Robert 提起する／ポーズをとるd for a 甘い snap with 16-year-old sister Bindi Irwin earlier this month

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