Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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2 m0 N2 D) }% H& G' p; [. z! |, PSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys./ K1 Y2 t9 |4 |. ^4 T4 r
. Z7 _! O5 J7 x/ L' p2 V$ N' cThe 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.* S8 x/ g7 p/ F+ J9 P
1 I4 P: y6 l: i& j* \' A# _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." g5 l: ^3 `5 _6 }6 o' v. A
5 t2 i# Z3 S4 J; y) y; p"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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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube." ?9 K3 O u$ A2 O' z
6 Z; N5 e- Z0 {: m# T9 r' C" tThe 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.2 S, l$ l* g, M6 d5 V% A0 ~
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Snowball has found his permanent home.2 H( P/ Y: p2 q9 D* `) @9 G
" E0 r% ~# @' \"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |