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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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) ' k: d' G1 U5 ~5 Y; n3 L9 a ( J9 p, ^3 Y; P9 qSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. . f' _6 y+ u9 f* D9 Q. j; c/ t# `& Z5 d/ s! w J Y
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.7 n7 X; A! l5 H
$ j) E% V* B. S! M, z. qWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction. ; I& _7 B; ~+ I4 j3 g- t8 t( w! L, a% z* y
Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. 8 a/ S4 m& h$ o8 Y0 _5 ^( [ 4 S5 s: j! |3 j1 w- r0 w"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. ; Y+ J" ~3 d+ U) \ , w `) b' {/ h) D- h6 z' n+ yThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. 8 `* C$ s9 W1 i" e5 k, T9 `9 C: o1 o/ W |; Z* Q
The 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., c3 i8 f- C2 f1 V% r. ^1 f
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Snowball has found his permanent home.2 @6 V4 D! v! M: ~/ {9 T- W
; M% d2 x% m% ]; V9 s) p0 |/ f"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
