Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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5 n6 h8 t4 K& N# ?. R9 FSCHERERVILLE, 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.0 n2 L2 c A+ e4 N+ i# |. H3 A
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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.$ s3 B, A+ A5 O" D4 f/ ]
0 D$ U( Q3 Z' Q) eIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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6 |# o) H! A/ ?6 P"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. M# I8 S3 e) u& ]. C- _# r
2 d- c8 b5 t; ?7 Z' B2 r/ tThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.8 \% d, n1 F0 E9 s* h# v" ]
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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.; h# O# W* B. Z/ D
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |