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.
7 W' k- [. n0 m) S(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) ; j) u& q# B1 i0 y1 w% ] ) q* p7 B% q) j2 {; f8 l1 PSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. 6 |4 j: ^- L u0 [1 q. U& A# k8 e" p
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. : P# J2 M1 L. G2 A# u) J& t; x w 1 D1 F/ r9 Y( u7 Y# X3 EWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction. . L* {3 V# U* r, P: X8 _% R* I7 p3 b. U A* A' o# m( x2 @8 @
Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. ' \( X! k4 K- X) K # ^' [- S; g, ~& ]0 P7 V8 |1 p"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. ; [7 n5 W* `8 X! M+ } ( `" q. z5 I! |. K8 x# _The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. * Z! z' W2 L; C t+ f2 @4 T* `4 h, q( `+ U: P q3 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.! T; W* [5 P! x/ u; _/ L: m4 D
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Snowball has found his permanent home.& z, ^8 A7 P9 k$ t; | P
1 l( T( P. J. s0 u, n% a; j# e"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
