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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l" {. c" ?4 pSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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# R, \- k; T3 @$ e( MThe 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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/ @( c! n% L& t% E% l! y; f! \- vWhen 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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0 Y4 ?+ r" t; P! O% \) K( M/ ]Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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f1 G: Q S" Q% b% z" r"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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The 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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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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Snowball has found his permanent home.7 A( ~: A3 l2 y |: \$ t ?" I: y
$ U) T5 a- F5 D; c; S"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |