Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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# ]0 B1 I3 u/ U) fThe 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.
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8 a e4 D8 \+ S3 UWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.2 q) R2 S+ Z0 H4 S( N
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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.' g! x8 v! i8 n; E# N
: ]% O0 [( R& e! J3 ^* L% iThe 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.+ v1 l B, A" x. S4 {, s0 c3 q6 l
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' t# D/ c$ M% W5 ~4 \) s"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |