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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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.3 v( A0 k0 h, `9 }5 g$ t& ]6 V  K8 N
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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.6 q0 t' O+ Z# |  I* t* ]

( o5 n8 e2 C3 o" [# QWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.5 B& @4 ~/ h+ c

) q8 L# J+ ?$ ?2 _+ j# ?"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.8 N% \9 m/ C) `/ e7 d9 r4 g, r/ z5 i  m& 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.
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& q1 Z9 P3 y4 B0 m: JThe 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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. x* I: O0 [8 ySnowball has found his permanent home.
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7 u/ E' O& y+ O3 M8 K1 [2 p"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."




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