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) " N1 t+ A# i* a4 X" d, i " t' }* S& ?+ v& \! } SSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.. |( q- P3 o8 U
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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. * d0 Y; e5 ]; \9 k6 T- @ 4 s' C+ K. B4 gWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction. + y/ m1 r2 g8 p 3 V- `2 u( w, ~$ s8 N% |Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. + t) q: Q$ ~0 K* e 4 p" ^6 t6 E5 M3 [- A# ]$ H, f"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. $ ]+ Y/ {# U$ T7 _5 Q4 b5 A! s( x) F' m" H
The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. S* f: ?) w; p, l$ \3 D) ^4 g, Q8 d+ @% N; V. d0 U" l' T9 [
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. ' D) i' R4 Q& ]3 ^& U/ a6 Z$ ^4 i9 j! _; Y# _1 [, M6 J
Snowball has found his permanent home.- w( g8 _! w) ]! r% \: \
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
