Less than a year after her famous father died after being stung by a stingray, 8-year-old Bindi Irwin is carrying on Steve Irwin’s work to promote education about the animal world in a series of television documentaries like those that made “The Crocodile Hunter” a household name.

Bindi, who has her father’s eyes and wide smile, said she “feels” her father is with her as she leads a hectic schedule filming programs for Animal Planet and the Discovery Kids Channel.

“I’m having a great time. This is definitely what I want to be doing,” Bindi told TODAY’s Ann Curry during an exclusive interview Tuesday.