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.
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. ) c8 _1 f) y1 T2 L+ ]4 @: C' {* {. y& l* K
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.. E4 ?& O- b3 _
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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.$ c& Y3 ~$ g% J
* Q! `. n/ X PIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight., M4 m) p1 P3 B# _6 g: 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.* a; F% k, ~9 s, D7 s9 W5 V
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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. . R; D) F4 z: J& z4 c" E / M& a! {7 H7 q' l4 b7 k4 JThe 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. ) P, k8 ] y- k Z1 U( y; B M$ u! V; r- USnowball has found his permanent home. $ e) p; z5 Q: G# O7 q1 R m! `+ W1 R; G8 B! ]# G7 W1 r6 p# J: l
"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
