Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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% d: j- X- |% K" N. \3 g5 cSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.$ l+ H8 p+ J/ ^+ z
# y% {" }6 c- H; [/ W; ~8 dThe 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.5 V, l2 j5 |5 ~. h# O# {$ x
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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.0 r) b# K i+ a) ?8 A
; t) O( h! ~4 `, r0 AIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.3 \* R- N- L( D, Y- a
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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.3 G" o7 J _% C4 H; X5 x
2 t- E/ y4 a6 r* H& UThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.* K$ d& {9 r% q- |2 I
& h: w6 f/ @0 G* x! e7 o$ _# |0 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.
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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@& X3 q% o: W' A"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |