Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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1 b( @: ~, d7 Q0 @SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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j/ d9 f; z5 O# \3 w7 d: ]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.
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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. T% f9 l9 _/ R4 Q5 H6 b
$ w: C, Q4 V& j1 q+ e3 U1 h$ P) o5 UIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.- E4 ~3 R/ u* G; a! @- o3 P, c4 x+ O
" e) i. t5 V! B' m8 I"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 I! U6 a# f# f' R7 c+ V% 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.
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* b) i9 \/ @0 b( o" q# W% n) T8 xSnowball has found his permanent home.
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/ W8 _ s% R. c; [$ f"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |