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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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.; @* o0 u- R/ l- u# t" ?% S
# x9 ~5 m- U# q p, l, bThe 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. " z6 E" y1 L. ?0 W a1 @' D 4 @9 R0 j* j7 [# `1 v/ g' _When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction. , E2 z4 ]& V- O4 w2 p& i% c( F8 B l3 Q/ L7 T6 @
Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.2 M5 E! U- L* d! s& j- m
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"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.# H; H* Q% J1 s8 }! g2 B
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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.+ |4 v- s+ x6 m* u
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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. - o8 b( K+ A5 |5 W6 }5 W+ ]1 J0 p# Z! [* d; W# ` ^- Q1 c! y4 g
Snowball has found his permanent home. ' ]8 V+ F+ t+ ?# Y* O+ F: r7 k# I& x3 m; U" a$ Q# e# l
"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
