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.: m: n0 K) N7 t! Z. [
; z' C; n' j& @) `( _0 v* o9 aThe 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.# r. g4 N" E# `3 a
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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.' O& \5 U' p7 L' ?- T6 f
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.! L* m4 q% G: y3 m" i( \
# B8 S$ e& M5 F4 z; B"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.' @; D& \ _+ M7 O! X
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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.3 S& {; [% f: P
$ @/ [; C3 K$ |2 G: ^3 wThe 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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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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