Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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& w& ?1 @0 v+ _3 oSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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% l1 Q8 }3 O* A4 P4 m9 Q. G) S0 f: sThe 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.) G2 A) A- P5 I3 U9 j3 |
; m0 [! s* \( E4 q% O9 x0 t, u$ rWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.7 H2 L! R4 R' v6 T5 B4 Z J( k" K
3 s, Y$ R' H L" t& h) OIrena 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.
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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.
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% l ]" d5 l* m) C' b5 Z# D/ d6 mThe 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.5 F6 r- F/ I% l6 n/ y
: s6 q! ]. b- Z/ CSnowball has found his permanent home.* F. H6 @. P4 }% s- F
4 a" I8 V5 E7 r: |; e"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |