Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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% T7 k+ w+ {# r# u% V z+ v) P# SSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.' s" [. d# i6 X) Y: L9 K
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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.
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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.# u% c6 R5 P1 W# D
* C6 B9 v1 d, cIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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) P9 i% }# z7 b B9 Y2 y"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.5 A) ~2 n9 t( \) O4 |1 @
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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.3 S3 P3 n# J! n. w* I$ b
+ S/ ]; A7 @* sThe 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.) i: y& k! L! |6 \8 h3 T( w$ |
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Snowball has found his permanent home.) ^; r. [" y) j8 J W- Z; w
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
發表於 2007-10-18 04:43 PM
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