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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* b# v4 H9 q* H3 J* IThe 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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1 l. v8 G8 I" b% W) ^When 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.8 [' O0 S6 d1 c) j9 P
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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.$ Q8 a8 r6 F5 A1 k- ~) k& g" d
3 u* s% g6 L4 Q9 D1 Y8 v8 W; _, gThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.- F: P# W0 m2 {6 Z7 R
1 r/ g9 [. c. r' k: O% S4 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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4 C w+ A- i, y+ u, X- rSnowball has found his permanent home.
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% k6 c0 F' e. J9 H9 `% V- r"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |