Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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9 t" G' S% k% SSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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) z; f, x# ~9 yThe 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.8 o8 @0 J0 p/ l0 T: @5 m
. B8 s8 J6 Z. v7 ?$ n* O( [When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction./ g8 U% f. j7 q6 N) l
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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$ H1 j; ?) l, D2 N"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck./ k8 ~ f2 }$ J' {7 j9 I
. {2 w4 `8 t' p" I, f& dThe 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.$ V0 `8 D9 L% B- H5 H7 ^$ P0 ^
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |