Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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3 m' \0 S1 w" wSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.# j: \' g' f/ d- T" O& s
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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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! F0 r$ _& Q" {7 n/ uWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.9 J0 ^! c" @: z2 i! O$ X
6 K1 }- k$ _. c# l" f% PIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.+ a( L7 b; u8 s8 s, o6 n
. }# w+ x9 H: s+ f, O, L$ i" w"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.
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, k; W0 B( ~/ b; T$ M$ ZThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube." k9 s( a2 M9 M! \2 z4 T
: o1 ~4 a, g6 mThe 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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3 V9 C3 N/ e; |% K3 d8 ? N"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |