Bindi Irwin, teenage daughter of the late Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is cleaning up on Dancing With the Stars, advancing to the ninth week of the show. That’s worth some serious prize money, TMZ reports—$230,000—but a judge won’t let her collect it until she proves her dad is actually dead.

It shouldn't be surprising that Steve Irwin chose to name his daughter after two different animals that he loved. This morning GMA caught up with the young girl to see how she's been following in her daddy's footsteps.

[Terri Irwin, wife of deceased animal annoyer Steve, celebrating daughter and new cash cow Bindi's 10th birthday, apparently on a tennis court, surrounded by an audience. Because, I guess, why the fuck not. Image via Splash]

Dangerous animal wrangler Steve Irwin died in 2006 after a run-in with a sting ray. Daughter/strange cave creature Bindi has her own documentary series in which she deals with potentially dangerous animals, just like daddy. She's nine. So it's not surprising to hear that the littlest Irwin, tiny four year old Robert, has received his first snake bite, and is proud of it. Or maybe it's just his mum who's proud. Terri seems ever eager to exploit this dangerous handling of animals that killed her husband and threatens her children, saying "He picked one of them up and it bit him on the finger, and he was so proud to have copped his first hit." [Showbiz Spy] After the jump, The Soup's Joel McHale (our love) riffing on Bindi's rapping skills.

[Bindi Irwin, daughter of be-sting rayed animal guy Steve Irwin, with mother Terri and brother Robert in New York today, unveiling a new line of toys; image via WENN]

[Scientologist John Travolta and Bindi Irwin, whose father, Steve Irwin, was killed by a sting ray, pose last night at New York's kick off to, ironically, tragically, something-ically, G'Day USA Australia week; image via Splash]