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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+ c4 N1 s% L- l! Y* E$ }4 Z8 sSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. % C1 g& F% h8 h' j" H7 G4 w* z1 h+ F! w$ x7 C
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.& }+ w& _# a5 P5 N; [6 _4 s
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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. 4 y9 v) {) c- x( g5 S7 H1 x4 R9 ^8 x% N/ M X+ D6 h: V, I+ Y
Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. ! J* }" N' w0 f7 \$ V% b 8 i5 p- Q4 j- j8 p( {7 b( u"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck./ R( r5 u& w' a; [& | M
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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. + i: B. i1 {5 G2 U% u7 F6 N ; r: F2 F- X& q- ?" n* q1 l2 s' \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. + Y( V" V' K7 }& r: [2 i5 W , W+ T8 t- q1 l& A) iSnowball has found his permanent home. 4 A$ n& ]& \4 Q6 L ' U) J. G- |4 v7 O' N"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
