Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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8 ?% }, f, Q% s3 n3 _& ISCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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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.' W$ g$ P( c6 d9 c- T
3 l- N$ }" D% x1 KWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.4 ?* X1 V+ y0 {" D4 C$ B7 U" R
2 w# a+ s2 X) tIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.+ B2 U9 V& |$ ~ {- l5 {
8 M8 {; a8 r; t4 x. u- y"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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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.3 I; e2 U3 F4 e: o6 U
/ U# K G/ C! z0 N6 {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.$ Z( [; L3 K: U* M; f
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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' {+ U/ a2 c& o6 b3 x; ?"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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