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. ' S) C6 I% d6 C$ W) b. E 8 H7 @) G! h% eThe 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. $ _) R: L( K- O; ~ , F) d! D- B9 t, Z& e5 zWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.; T& a+ Y0 b3 I E4 H
! E( b/ ]( B, c5 q7 P2 J8 dIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. ! G1 h( }3 \; O5 |( W q. G2 Q n! {4 n
"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. 9 D; r8 P) z4 M; W7 r. j$ c2 F1 |3 v0 {# T& i
The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.& N) x" }8 q9 a: ]# {! P( p0 L4 J; a
* Z. y) O! h: c4 d; T8 e& SThe 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. . B( j9 n9 w1 }1 P ! c& @& o- m0 PSnowball has found his permanent home. & V* w5 a) _4 `, N- g. T& H9 B1 k" k5 A3 A* H3 j
"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
