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.0 ~9 N4 a! b/ \0 F. y3 U
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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.
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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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' D, l& \# n# g1 s1 YIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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7 l! t1 F) U9 X0 A4 J3 Q"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.+ r3 J% S4 p% q( X- j; g" ~
; K' ]* h, ^/ R5 TThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.6 W- [% g& U5 q! N0 S# U
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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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" C6 Z" ^1 y% @( \! ^( N9 sSnowball has found his permanent home.
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, O" Y, u3 g M( E, d5 C"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |