Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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3 `$ o- ?( f* l% }" z8 oSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.+ {. j7 {2 q% o, l# h6 X7 \" [: Y8 P
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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.. X0 X1 v$ r6 z6 R
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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." b4 f$ p4 F# }( X* h7 n; [
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.# V# e8 E! j- o0 g2 O- R: z2 A7 N. E
* x1 x& @# R+ i0 F7 [$ t S3 C"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.
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2 ^, [8 ~( \( B! `9 I$ g3 G" Z* mThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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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.
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( h9 k! m0 `( ~* G" Q. p4 gSnowball has found his permanent home.
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+ Z$ S6 X y4 W0 T"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
發表於 2007-10-18 04:43 PM
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