Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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; V5 n4 i' }. Z0 `SCHERERVILLE, 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., i' s9 T4 Z& x) j/ w5 ]
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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.0 M( N0 s' m$ ~* ^2 L
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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4 B9 |) K- o- [8 Q1 ]"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.2 o4 _* N$ t/ H& F. p# N' y
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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 D: k( x E0 d7 A1 O( _* m( ~Snowball has found his permanent home.
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- z7 m* a2 P9 G" Q1 |1 O9 U P"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |