標題: Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo. [打印本頁] 作者: sk 時間: 2007-10-18 04:43 PM 標題: Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) " v m. i! K0 v1 q6 b ! X! v5 `$ e7 P: l! xSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. : D; b- F5 V' F8 |3 O 7 I5 Y2 U% _2 Q+ j' N4 V* ^The 11-year-old medium sulphur-crested cockatoo lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." He even takes a bow with a vigorous bob of his head at the end of the 1997 pop tune. 6 t4 H; [' Z" m9 O- Q 3 W; \1 ~- P7 z1 nWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.3 F6 T* B$ W4 F2 l
' w; M1 R/ h# l% V4 g' c" c$ C; d( oIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.: u% ]7 R/ O- j9 M6 @1 K5 z
* U5 R1 H$ y3 K) _"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. " o2 F. ]) P- B ' N4 e7 G3 m: Q) ~The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. 0 O. J1 w, K' y. z7 d& a" Y$ b4 I) o3 ^$ i* v3 _$ ?
The northwestern Indiana couple have more than 30 birds in their home and many are available for adoption. "He makes a great spokesbird for the rescue," Chuck Schulz said. ; g; ?& h8 f6 u/ Y3 t$ V; D# O; |/ |( @) x* ^
Snowball has found his permanent home.3 H6 h3 O1 G) V# E1 e0 `
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
