Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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( i, J! t# X v) |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. V7 e# k) l- ~ }. B& k
j' ~, k$ k! P$ w( t8 U" |; QWhen 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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7 i' r& G) x+ K1 r X0 GIrena 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.& H: d5 ~# q& W5 P6 q
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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." r7 m6 s- h u6 \' e3 K2 I
7 s# E" Z* T% m" b* ^( Z- ^7 n7 [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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; I' u$ B, D% g! hSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |