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.
% O+ r( C5 ^& s) O- n. Q, w7 BSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. 0 {* D% i5 z/ v $ s% \4 d9 b2 L8 ZThe 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.! E9 a0 G5 M$ N
* p0 j+ u$ {9 `, [- _When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.8 D m, H, d$ G
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. 4 P& D9 d5 v5 I 3 r. r4 {! L$ Q"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck./ n1 u! C( C$ `; ^" [! |1 S, I! ^
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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.9 A( [' M2 |3 m4 W9 N8 ^
- `/ S m& D6 E/ }9 T {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. - V7 z: }2 ^! f) c2 e9 }, }3 W5 S' e; V9 n2 W1 ]2 d: ]5 ?
Snowball has found his permanent home. 6 R& p2 V7 s7 L8 O 0 A* o p/ ^* j9 [ n( a"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
