Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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" M6 |* z Y3 p3 p( TSCHERERVILLE, 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.* C' F, i2 C) i$ _: o! m
' W" j1 v" z3 x5 P7 e% Z. RWhen 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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# b8 y+ J1 j, vIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.6 d( R7 l# ]# b# }! d
, c5 D/ o+ \5 l"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.7 [+ w0 L) v. X0 [
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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.% Y, f4 z. r% e5 a& i9 e2 P
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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.2 K" B: P9 H$ K- r/ x1 L8 g
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |