Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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$ u) r" \2 h. \7 T0 o1 b- aSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.) G8 B f3 V/ r7 k( H0 z) U
: \; E& p1 C1 p, a4 gThe 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.6 `$ ?3 W) z0 h# I0 T% u; H' R
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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.0 p2 X' q4 Y6 m. U4 t: X
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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G+ `" l* y8 y"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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! V5 _5 ~) }; P5 C# |5 WThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.) a8 b- |% d7 [, e1 f% A
4 G2 w9 d1 C9 }1 v" A/ K! ]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.3 e- L- U% w0 N/ ^- G7 m I
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; |- o S/ {4 M/ x4 X"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |