Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.# d4 J% k: i' Y6 w
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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.
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& `7 h" ]6 ? z# ?: |6 GWhen 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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; [7 q ?0 l6 R% J$ `Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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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.
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, ]6 i6 y7 S- o% V$ T8 jThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.: H; _ [; ^7 X- ?( `3 I) o
$ p/ L4 t- \; c" Z, OThe 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.
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9 G6 I& S, ]4 B4 T3 OSnowball has found his permanent home.; N- ~1 a& m9 Q( p2 b
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |