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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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: G  B- s* n& ~1 O) k* S! Q& ^5 nSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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! T2 B/ X1 c2 TThe 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." y4 u- Q/ f, W' K, n

& C3 R: k% U" X4 Q2 }4 vWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.: c) c( b, A: x; w8 d& o
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"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.) a: E: M+ y( z# E. R

% X( s+ f8 ]* v  ~6 s8 [' [9 hThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.* x+ K- V& R( K9 ]# H2 `- M6 K( I
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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.; P0 @' ]' c3 w* v
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."




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