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.. d/ X5 H: g9 [, {& m0 Y
- {/ `* m }: J! F& K4 ]: n1 L- c! rThe 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.- A5 \% @$ G3 C- M$ u
/ h; }! i l' Z/ q/ }9 RWhen 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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* Q. B3 E5 [6 w& W8 {9 q S& vIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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* {! D: Z: e# a9 E" k% ["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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8 {, y B5 D @+ K/ e) v6 ?The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.8 D; R2 b# G- i7 Q5 r3 j* Z' O3 B
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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.1 j+ E3 z5 e0 O' X7 N* Z8 [
8 c# y5 ^3 ~; d8 dSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |