Fears for pregnant Bindi Irwin’s safety after carried a ‘heavy animal’

Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell are expecting their first child, a baby girl, next year.

But fans were bizarrely concerned for the pregnant wildlife warrior’s safety after she was pictured carrying her Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Piggy.

The 22-year-old shared the adorable post to Instagram on Thursday, and fans flocked to the comments section to share their concerns.

‘Be careful, do not lift heavy animals. Baby first,’ commented one follower, who seemed to grossly overestimate the puppy’s weight.

Another wrote: ‘Be careful lifting, Bindi. When is that belly of yours going to show that you are carrying a baby?’

A third pleaded with her to ‘take care of your back,’ while several others told Bindi to ‘stay healthy and safe’ during her pregnancy.

Of course, plenty of fans came to Bindi’s defence and pointed out that she ‘knows her body’ better than fans on Instagram. 

‘Women carry two to three-year-olds when they’re pregnant – me being one of them that has! Trust that she knows her body as well as she knows every animal in Australia Zoo,’ one supporter wrote. 

Another pointed out that the dog didn’t look particularly heavy, commenting: ‘That dog weights maybe five pounds [2.3kg], she’s fine.’ 

The daughter of the late conservationist Steve ‘The Crocodile Hunter’ is about 20 weeks pregnant with her first child. 

Bindi recently shared a picture to Instagram of herself wearing baggy overalls and revealed she was ‘halfway there’ in her pregnancy.

‘Twenty weeks pregnant and our baby girl is about the same size as a recently hatched emu chick,’ she said.

‘The love I have for my sweetheart husband and our beautiful daughter is boundless.’

Bindi revealed she was pregnant in August, when she uploaded a photo to Instagram of herself and Chandler holding a tiny version of the Australia Zoo uniform.

Bindi and Chandler were married on March 25, in a makeshift ceremony at Australia Zoo just before the country went into Covid-19 lockdown.