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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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. ( ]8 w0 {# W3 w5 M9 Z9 z* T7 N! b! Q
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. 1 `! f7 W! A$ B7 H5 s 2 b/ c" R! n0 W& t9 @When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction. * ]: F0 g3 h& x % D, ^0 V5 {: [+ k0 f3 EIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. ' p" f5 P8 e$ ]+ r# T# E0 V8 J4 _5 Q$ g; X& B& ^
"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.! C+ ]* a# R8 F' r# Q4 s
. K( X! ?5 L; u6 S0 u' hThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. + b, r& O. H4 `1 {& F4 Y % r( H. z9 n3 H5 U* @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. ) \4 l2 `, D* ?6 ~8 R3 l4 Y* ? 3 G3 e, n! `2 S, w5 V: r1 hSnowball has found his permanent home." u5 O& B- Y& G$ l
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
