Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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/ Y \6 i! V" vSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.% q6 y0 `- H8 m
% P0 ?4 |' s: M8 }! S! p# @4 wThe 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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/ O* Y* Z; c6 c' h+ e" s w4 jWhen 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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% q8 I% O$ S0 Y4 \2 ?"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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, }( O+ l- y3 l( e m S) qThe 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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4 N: r! F) s+ {- V' V2 t ]1 SThe 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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8 P( U0 m& E4 u; e% ASnowball has found his permanent home.) N) L+ x& F+ J9 \0 J
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |