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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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# Y/ N4 z1 ]* ^! \+ {SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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- j* O, ~0 o$ S" p  LThe 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.  t0 o9 {# I- N

) a# Z& _0 y7 _6 b5 Y9 I! n# _When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.4 M" i9 O" Z: Q9 J$ L# j. m
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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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.' }4 K9 Q8 [/ Y+ W0 Z+ m

9 U1 d$ b' l9 QThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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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.
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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  s* f# v5 x8 o* O"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."




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