BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Bindi Irwin is following in her father's footsteps and will star in a wildlife series set to air on the Discovery Kids network early next year.

"Bindi, The Jungle Girl" will featurethe 8-year-old daughter of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.

Steve Irwin will appear with Bindi in scenes filmed before his death, his manager, John Stainton, said in an interview on People magazine's website.

“Some people think that I would be afraid of them, but I'm never ever afraid of an animal," Bindi said in an interview Monday on ABC's “Australian Story."

“I just get excited and some that are dangerous I just think, ‘Oooh! What’s going to happen?’ and things like that."

The showwas originally “going to be a father-daughter thing," starring the nature-loving duo, Discovery publicist Annie Howell told the Associated Press on Monday. “Steve and Bindi were very enthusiastic about doing the show together."

Irwin will appear with Bindi in scenes filmed before his death, his manager, John Stainton, said in an interview on People magazine's website. Enditem

(Agencies)