The newest love of Bindi Irwin's life

Bindi Irwin has welcomed a new animal friend into the family. Photo / Getty

The newest love of Bindi Irwin's life is 10 weeks old and, "already melting hearts".

She debuted the latest addition to her furry family, a tiny pug puppy named Stella, on social media this week.

View this post on Instagram

Meet Stella. The newest edition to our little family. At 10 weeks old, she's already melting hearts.

A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin) on Mar 6, 2016 at 8:32pm PST

In a short clip, the 17-year-old can be seen wearing an Australia Zoo uniform, holding the pup as it sleeps in her arms.

It's not the most adventurous choice for a girl who has grown up around crocodiles, tigers, snakes and koala's, but she's clearly besotted.

Bindi adopted Stella just one week after touching down in Australia, following a month long holiday with mother Terri and brother Robert.

The trio ventured to South Africa for two weeks to film a guest appearance on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! before heading to Oregon, America to visit Trudi's mum and dad.

- nzherald.co.nz