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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% V( e4 W# ]% l9 K% V* CSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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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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# p' r/ x; Y- w7 ?' gIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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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.+ \" F, G* p" J N2 x2 H
1 Z+ M) W% K4 @ @; R& nThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.# f, b2 u; t, c7 ^6 }& S: E0 v
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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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7 n: Q8 t4 s( k* W' Y( bSnowball has found his permanent home.
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- K1 S0 d* ?" {% ?4 Q( {"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |