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) 7 _# e* D+ V) U" ]. Z% R" E4 q" [ ]; W1 D0 M3 J( Z6 f7 n% r! YSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.* T% p6 w& p9 k1 H
/ s( O0 m$ i* X+ yThe 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.: n% d4 I+ A+ z! M
* A J' \1 s( jWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction. % G0 Q0 u2 t" I. W # p& X2 ^7 d5 u( g/ X, B# A g/ |% TIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. + \& F9 `/ D+ s! h* I2 G' V& s/ q0 i6 K" q- ]9 p1 I0 Q# n
"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.1 ^" Q2 O9 n9 ]5 @1 E
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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.% f$ V6 W; }" s& h5 f; ^
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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. , b& A' Z, t2 E3 G % a1 ?9 ?. i% PSnowball has found his permanent home.$ q; s* m7 O+ B
& t, Y- B9 w" ~% R! ~- J3 ^ o% z, b"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
