"I think she's doing great," Discovery Channel executive producer Wendy Douglas told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in January 2007. "She's fine . . . and I really hope that people, you know, hear that when I say—and when other people who are close to her [say]—she's having the time of her life because she does want to share with people singing and dancing about animals and about respecting them . . . that's what she really, truly loves doing." As Wes Mannion, Steve's longtime best mate and director of Australia Zoo, put it: "She's a little rock." What does the metaphor in the excerpt help the reader understand about Bindi?

She is strong in the face of adversity.
She is having the time of her life.
She loves and respects animals.
She wants to share things with people