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.
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; n" y+ C0 G* ]! ^0 g: N. FThe 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.6 v# p5 W2 M H" c/ F4 y: w
3 X, Z8 Y& }, ~; R$ M6 jWhen 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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7 G0 K! p: T8 A+ b) A: f# V! n9 _Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.& T$ H7 U: o" u( j" b* u' @5 j2 K
, v! _3 o, u: i4 E"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.- R/ B. Q2 \( v' [; }
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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.( H: U n2 H$ V' g7 ?
8 w! ~# v; s7 Y4 f: jThe 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.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |