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.
5 x1 L9 a O ~3 Q2 |- NSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.8 [% Z3 g8 g2 l2 l
0 s4 C T. o v8 c2 t1 s0 K/ ~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.1 t3 z+ A- x) L0 c
& P5 W9 j4 m6 b1 Y zWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.1 Q9 R- z( w# x% V9 T
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.3 [8 s$ S8 V& Z8 w- {
4 n; y+ c$ N% Q8 G6 p0 | I"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. " S; q+ ~% \' ~# @7 u! d: |: p, f3 D) F
The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.. ~$ T; O* k0 r3 b. K0 Q* N
" E# t3 w& m( I* p' n) M1 m" l0 V- eThe 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. 3 c( j& x' ~) F2 ~, f8 `. d u# J& {' z+ t2 U( d6 S8 ?! f
Snowball has found his permanent home.' l4 o# o' \1 t
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
