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.# F" `, ^: f9 i1 y, ~0 e& l
" k; k" X" h, S( Z3 E' `- rThe 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." H6 c) v7 y) e% S( m) n
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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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8 T4 y0 Q! F9 ZIrena 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.( g3 S* l. z& y$ x- W' b; Y0 g" |
8 b0 u3 q: ^" I; B+ m7 PThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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" Z+ E2 f- l& c. m- 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.; f! z: p+ n2 P4 E) p2 _
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Snowball has found his permanent home.+ q, Q6 c8 L; c) p1 @( q, x: h
$ x8 F+ r. E) U1 Z: }"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |