Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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@+ t) @2 a/ n9 B* y3 g3 nSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys." i' k% z8 T9 x. V/ R/ t+ \
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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.
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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.
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9 Z2 ~* T8 }8 g' t1 L; [& nIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.! }5 X% P7 {8 p9 T; 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.
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; I& [ X' h/ ~9 b% TThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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3 W; I/ p; }$ {# l) mThe 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.
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8 K* T9 F0 v* h4 P9 ^9 \1 h6 d1 ^+ mSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
發表於 2007-10-18 04:43 PM
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