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. # ~ l+ ]; j" t5 I) p3 m6 K 6 j: T7 R0 F* O0 L! T* b2 w) XThe 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. 0 l# P7 Y6 y2 h- O9 Q 3 H4 Z+ X- f! O/ I$ X6 _1 P8 O: K/ WWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.5 n$ h" D# _8 s: M0 A
! D4 M& v7 g0 V# X+ {& UIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. % k; C% n9 p5 }; o; J' S% @ 1 @9 J' z+ k9 |"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.2 i- D$ g: y4 G" A
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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. ! b6 }" J' f" E3 _2 }$ O) R7 c) B# _& c ^6 ^2 R1 Q( b8 Y
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.7 D m H, U0 a: Q
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
