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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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.' Y6 N5 z$ n/ H
# b5 {! H8 b p b* aWhen 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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: X4 X2 v2 R, @7 gIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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' {0 ?" k" ]8 ^0 E0 s"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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3 a j$ d9 k' t% PThe 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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. j: }3 R: p- {$ `! P# JThe 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.+ S- i* P' ]% Q
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Snowball has found his permanent home.7 ?" J1 }. T/ O4 S9 C
; \2 A7 V& O+ q, E6 O8 G"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |