The final documentary by naturalist Steve Irwin is to be broadcast on television in his native Australia on Monday.

Ocean's Deadliest drew 10 million viewers when it aired in the U.S. last week.

The late Steve Irwin is shown with white sharks, crocodiles and other deadly creatures in the documentary he was shooting at the time of his death.
(Lucy Nicholson/Associated Press)

Irwin, known as the Crocodile Hunter, was killed by a stingray barb through the heart last September, while making the film off the east coast of Australia.

The film is narrated by explorer Philippe Cousteau, grandson of famous oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, and follows Irwin in his last days exploring the world of great white sharks, and venomous fish and crocodiles.

Although there is nothing macabre in the program's contents, the underlying story of Irwin's death makes it feel "disconcertingly like a snuff film," the Boston Globe said in its review of the program.

In Australia, where Irwin's death was greeted with a public outpouring of emotion, the show is expected to be a ratings bonanza for the Channel Nine Network.

Irwin's widow, Terri, who introduces the documentary, said she found watching it "harrowing."

Terri Irwin and daughter Bindi have taken up the task of spreading Irwin's message of conservation and love for animals.

Both will appear in Toronto next month to promote their organization Wildlife Warriors at an Australian tourism event.

Bindi, age eight, will sing, dance and talk about Australian animals at a show involving live creatures Feb. 18.

She also has a children's TV show about animals on Discovery Kids Channel.