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.7 w4 W! O, Q/ w' E1 A% ~% I9 K
; E: z' L$ @, V6 J/ ~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.6 a& T7 m* I1 s: j6 i/ U' F8 i1 i& x, O
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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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( \- s8 I5 W: j0 M; `Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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/ [# Y5 b6 e" R5 B5 Q- ~"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.; o0 D# r2 Q: y3 w9 P% j6 z1 F7 ?
6 E3 [% R/ X: @7 V+ xThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.0 `9 @' b2 S, y6 D
0 @; O( Q( i8 w _7 J2 l5 w9 _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." G7 `0 ~4 j# J3 b# `/ o: B' q
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Snowball has found his permanent home.+ l6 G3 j: ]0 P4 }- g
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |