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.( j; }9 ^0 p7 F2 a5 M
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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.3 N( I/ N& W3 G3 c5 k- G1 ~8 p8 N% V
9 w. K! {# y5 }) q. _' ^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.% O4 g: C8 ~& H& ]( g0 c+ F2 A# d
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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.$ q t7 S0 d% F' a
6 _% I' R. }( t- h. mThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.1 ^ H; M2 Z3 ^
; c5 p* b% ]/ h7 T7 v/ ~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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6 k F4 ~6 `* k* jSnowball has found his permanent home.& A9 Z- r& g' A: r' }
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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