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) 1 t: I2 ^( k* f: M& J # K2 D) x5 ?; y. h0 lSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.. O5 x" C& K% n# D
- b5 k' `: e$ x. aThe 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. ; N1 d9 }3 ? b ~ " a0 G4 z+ J$ l- vWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.8 ]# @' ~' E! k; u
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.& S/ k+ M! I4 j. E
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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.3 Y. j1 T Q+ e
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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. : q$ ]. z! j9 e: d. [7 Z% B5 r * l C8 r n- I, x4 cThe 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.& N, `1 s$ E$ M3 i* R& A% i% ]2 z
1 Y) o: E: Z5 O5 z. [: w6 ySnowball has found his permanent home. 8 E* n" H0 o- {4 E 4 \* q1 f4 {5 c! U t( l8 Z"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
