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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l P1 e" R! M0 z! F. cSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.9 G0 G) M `% K8 n, g. G+ @" w1 d
+ X0 C2 q' Z6 ~# @0 P& W: IThe 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. $ G4 H' R: t' u( @5 M [6 y( m. Q0 b6 }" ]2 B* w9 |" f" B
When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction./ {8 Z. `0 o" B
0 {% q$ f+ X0 E2 l1 yIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.: U) | M1 G" S( H2 D* U: ^4 e
; D$ d$ }/ {( m7 m; X& G"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. y# G/ A2 P/ w* [3 O5 i
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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 B9 K% k+ Q5 ^7 v, K, d : ~' `* w" G* q2 R9 Z/ B$ y3 ~5 HThe 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.5 S. V0 Z M# E4 u
a5 }+ L7 h; ~! d( ~Snowball has found his permanent home. 8 w6 |9 V* ?5 b f5 j# @" U7 n3 Y+ x$ C0 K/ e; Z2 a7 _" r- X/ I( |
"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
