Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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" `# B* k! y% _: }) ]SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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0 y/ C' e4 M0 p# EThe 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.9 D" e+ T# Q* `7 a6 w/ ]
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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.
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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.$ D# n1 d5 C8 f
! _# g8 e% k& G! ]9 F9 yThe 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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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." `1 h7 v- D% p4 m, S+ y# i' U
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |