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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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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9 t. ]8 m$ J% u4 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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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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8 `; }+ R* W) l" V7 U" g"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.3 T9 d! ^. ~, A9 D* k5 y4 w
3 i0 F/ Q5 ?2 q& {# D* x3 g/ DThe 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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) Z1 R! m/ D5 X: ZThe 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.( o2 _, J9 L4 H1 `. e
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |