Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.* m% w3 K9 F' @( T3 ~& a
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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.5 s' X# ~7 M2 z8 N
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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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* N1 R# U! F( a0 o6 ]# o* T4 gIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.8 w/ n \8 i0 K3 r W$ R1 S
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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.: N9 S$ ~3 d1 w; \8 n4 v* P# m
2 y9 Q9 q: [0 H7 F' g# @5 [$ y" SThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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* q3 z6 P( } L3 yThe 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.+ K' o# f/ ^0 B9 i9 U
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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