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.+ c$ ]$ j9 [; H2 o6 D) [
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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.; I' b, s: {6 ~( G' ]
- M) v) g ?$ ?+ ?. QWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction. Q* B; S" V% u4 Y3 \; k* `& |! W
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight." [: k) i9 O* s% ?. b7 J
9 c6 K: ^0 d( w) U; C# n+ Z"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. / ^8 z+ m& B+ z8 z* [2 s1 \6 E) t& N: P6 x' `- i z
The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.2 q% s: F9 Y1 D4 H
8 B7 ^. K) ]* Q, V, V6 _6 i8 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. 4 B- A/ J a" M , ]2 r- Y8 K* \Snowball has found his permanent home. 4 L/ X& t8 Z' `# y! x% J7 U, a& n# s( P6 w
"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
