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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+ h8 l1 G3 ^5 w3 \% _4 GThe 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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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.1 ~1 y7 m* }4 K# n( D
4 i: u" {: j: h% Q4 A9 j6 x"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, N* w! O. h; Q1 r& t1 u
( l2 h% T1 R u" yThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.2 y/ V k: t- Y3 q; U2 i3 Y0 h: b
- f# T' r. y7 K: [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.+ ]: r1 ]+ p% H; [6 h% `$ l
/ ~& {: n: w5 \6 [% b+ K1 WSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |