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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9 C0 Q" A3 k* G: Y. vSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.( v, F5 c; A! G
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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. . x% E: T V! y* m% u4 D % G0 S3 I* ~; HWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.. Z8 c; }! i [0 f" u7 e, @
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.! T7 m, u. n, l/ W
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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.% n+ U; |- s, v0 {( H4 J9 r
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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. & d2 U3 \: z3 ]- a0 k' }' G: t6 D% \0 }7 P+ C
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 t1 I% J ]3 w e/ O \% d4 I3 K2 I9 a6 k' e( G5 U
Snowball has found his permanent home. % I. i5 L' n5 O# Y5 h8 t8 C9 |9 J* m0 r" J3 b8 T5 v- U+ u$ k6 R
"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
