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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% `4 j% M& ~9 YSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.# M- z4 s- o# W+ i7 G! T" {
# f& ^6 ~ _4 t% i, S, wThe 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 c4 d8 P$ u- y( b
% O3 ^; V" n; l+ ]When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.% |$ W7 q! b9 d- r: U$ m$ u1 l4 @
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. 0 c/ E+ p9 K) N" H2 f! b E& f _) n
"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. 5 G/ {- H x, o% Z4 A7 \5 q5 s- A! n% K- L
The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. + D8 i4 \$ H i9 B p- T2 l " U) i B: F! D9 R; n9 H7 aThe 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. , D, A' E* y! p/ T& F2 M4 j, w4 F4 r2 R0 `4 h
Snowball has found his permanent home. ' C, B7 o" L6 T; F* K+ t& M# A: @6 Y" p
"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
