In a competition in which he’s up against a few song and dance ringers in the form of Pentatonix’s Scott Hoying and former Fifth Harmony member and solo singer Lauren Jauregui, conservationist Robert Irwin made a big impression in his Dancing With the Stars debut on Tuesday night (Sept. 16).

Paired with professional hoofer Witney Carson, Irwin helped kick off the ABC competition show’s 34th season in style with an energetic jive to Steppenwolf’s 1968 Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 classic “Born to Be Wild.” Wearing tan slacks and a colorful Hawaiian-print shirt, Irwin executed the complicated spins, dips, leaps and intricate footwork like a seasoned pro.

When the votes were tallied at the end of the night, Irwin and the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt both landed the highest s

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