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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" k( d/ B% N, F& D0 d; S* ]SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.! s7 v) X0 K6 U3 B' B k
/ a8 g. f9 C# Q: ~; PThe 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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0 C, f: G! P1 e$ X% M; O1 _When 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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+ w f4 I8 H- P: s: aIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.6 \. ~9 p ^6 Y
" G" c( b$ O; e {/ |"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 J2 \+ u C; ^4 ^# r8 VThe 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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6 ]: h7 I$ r& t0 u5 KThe 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.1 ]* T; w4 ?) d% F( k$ A
' G0 k) {: X: q/ V' {1 T"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |