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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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. ! t# l a8 g5 O1 N6 O. }/ r $ x4 `; b- e( Z! \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.0 h/ {& b! F# e# U3 f$ G6 h) 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.. R5 i% u) @$ j* _; |- \' m% A
' i4 _, d$ P- ]Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.! \. }$ L8 P* d$ e2 R5 k
8 o: e+ r" J: b: v"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.# o8 C4 ~, h; M% b! m- E8 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." [5 A( c, N3 ~: Y8 L% v
) ?7 v3 p- U: D! C) k' GThe 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. ) p7 L4 d( p+ v4 i/ l7 Y * F$ G9 ]# S/ z7 l) ~- h: `- [$ xSnowball has found his permanent home. & F8 U3 U- b) a S" Z' h. G/ b7 s& @+ X! p+ V
"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
