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.
- A# r* j/ X/ X; x1 [' } W # s+ E' J2 C* a5 u(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) ) T0 M. | |1 t3 U # G, w& H$ r1 }0 [) V7 bSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. / I% q( P; [0 X2 u9 N/ L8 | ) M# g; C6 I: X! sThe 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. 8 P1 U: g+ E* l. b - K* q* p0 F# h* N! ^When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.3 Z% ~7 A+ P. P) A; p
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. 1 S P% \7 L. D1 E( ]* x. o " c6 h6 M) ^$ z& d"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. % P; Y6 G9 a5 c7 P9 f7 r& I% A1 g# r( p0 _( q2 e3 ]4 G
The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.) C* O' I y+ ^2 J3 x2 ?& a
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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.& ?: y J& Y3 C3 g- Q0 r
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Snowball has found his permanent home. 6 A! T( c8 k2 }4 d K% K7 T* m7 W- x5 X; y0 R p
"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
