New York, January 22, 2008 – Despite growing up among exotic animals with wildlife conservationist dad Steve Irwin, and having her own TV show, Bindi the Jungle Girl, Bindi Irwin was intimidated by a common sheep in the middle of New York City.   The Australian wunderkind is in New York for Australia Week festivities, and the event was to promote Australian wool.  A sheep farmer from Rhinebeck, New York, actually brought two sheep down to Columbus Circle for the publicity stunt, but only one got out of the van – and he was a handful.  The feisty sheep was not very calm, and Bindi stood aside while mom Terri Irwin handled the woolly creature.  Finally, the nine-year-old screwed up her courage and put a tentative hand on the animal, with no mishaps.