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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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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5 T- w0 J- T- O. y. Z. m8 eThe 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. Z8 A6 G3 R' T
( t6 @, t# g4 K X. C6 j6 b7 mWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.0 |7 P- `) l0 {, Y3 \6 Z" U
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.) e2 ^* a9 `6 m3 ~7 f3 j
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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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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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. e+ ^$ U7 y$ }4 x$ \. hThe 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., ~. M: |! I+ J
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |