Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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, A$ m: z! R& D/ n6 _SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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0 L6 b0 e3 E0 X6 |) OThe 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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2 x/ S/ e! _) Q; w" N0 UWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction." s& A; p; M7 {! r( X. X# F
3 W1 X: z5 _7 \( ^3 ~Irena 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.
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. H2 |( l* t) b+ R: KThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.- e& L7 n( J: O6 w
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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.( W) M% l" a: z E ?$ h
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |