Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.9 P+ U% H" K9 q6 z4 d
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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." I7 h, ~4 ?" E2 \0 U) |9 e3 c
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.+ q% I' Z9 |7 F( p
# f [' @: E9 t' ?; b"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.* x4 `# m1 {7 |5 A: X
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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." B; J/ ?2 z2 L0 w n$ R" N
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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./ E( K$ u, d; I; W& ?/ ]- H' e9 C* z
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# J; I# L1 e$ {' p" n2 b"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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