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. ! Y7 u$ d' s% v& |9 V. }# V, l9 A1 x$ u6 |: p
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. ) ~. w9 K: t% j: K; w. q, {# \9 M: O& z' t7 z; u- |
When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.* R+ B9 ?. E2 }
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. 0 M8 Z$ e3 I- t: V' U1 ?$ h ( |0 w" O: v9 _) L% ?( W5 s% Z"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.. d: J; V Q* g8 H/ H
) {$ V( s5 @. n" ~The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. 3 ]$ M( P. d' F( I ; b4 v5 i% Y5 d5 h, p: @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.; S% N3 M1 h) v: a6 E- M
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Snowball has found his permanent home. , S/ \& d* c4 ^- q ! r9 P4 C% d/ E2 i8 P"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
