Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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3 }% C- k# Q* Y+ lSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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2 `. F6 t/ G+ J5 n2 kThe 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.* [: p8 X# }9 ]0 c
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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.: c* H* H2 d! [ T4 g
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Irena 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. W' l" }# c: i4 l5 D/ d
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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. M1 t6 ?6 r" j! A! F
9 Z7 C4 H7 V& N# p# b3 ]( aThe 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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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |