Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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$ X' G2 g- C3 a4 I, g: ?SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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" B0 @; Z5 E$ @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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% x" g$ J3 W+ }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.2 f: n' c" `$ m* Z( O) C
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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.
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2 o0 v, [. y0 ?" R8 }7 c' UThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.$ v3 X/ h5 r# w8 I8 f
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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.
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+ V: [" `8 q* X4 \"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |