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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( S2 T" g/ _1 ^0 t. g% i7 rSCHERERVILLE, 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.9 }- Y T0 `3 Z% v F( |7 j
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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.5 A j) E5 c& E# z
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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' Q b) u0 v, y S; I- |; c0 A3 Q"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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7 `* s- N1 D3 {4 M/ m+ c) [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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2 Q: y+ R$ t- ]Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |