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.
% f1 E* w+ N _! k0 v(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) : d4 ]: P+ |0 N6 q- G 4 h/ U' Q. y% ASCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.. y' G9 e, O7 X) v7 m$ m8 f/ ^
$ W _! ~5 j9 v& [8 c/ ZThe 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. ' p9 h) d% p5 G2 h) e. r' K& N5 {1 P
When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.& p# W+ p- n* X! E
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.7 J) {, }* H E
. A; b2 a: L9 }$ j1 c"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. ' u8 ]6 ^5 a/ G: c, b+ E$ Z& l. J, G! H* g5 i* X
The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. 4 `( m) z0 I! M: e0 _; w# i. v$ l8 {$ P
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.4 f q; M2 [/ d+ p! s
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Snowball has found his permanent home. 1 |, d2 ^$ U$ n# i# I& w; _ + q. ?* W/ v4 G4 a2 g/ Q6 c4 v"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
