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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7 y2 h5 z4 M: C5 SSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. ! j0 O- A) W! S7 I- Q0 x0 u8 Y: T4 d8 n0 C3 Q5 D/ i2 D; B
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., D; ~0 L. W) d' e
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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction. ) b7 U+ s3 ~5 S! K" { ( s+ D/ F9 C& j* M# xIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. 8 |7 l# ?' T- m3 Y7 \7 d. V0 Z7 c7 m0 s( b6 B8 s
"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.- [5 `# {3 t7 t$ l+ U
% k! _" K; m0 U: s6 h4 {, tThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. & Q5 A8 r* S4 T j 9 ?# G4 Z" Z- D$ ^1 M7 pThe 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. ! d% f) Y. }5 O: B) U; |" I/ y( s
Snowball has found his permanent home. + e7 X7 |: f- }5 t ' D, z" r; U% Q/ R* v! h"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
