Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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+ L# R* h% L3 Y' U% ZSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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1 `' z4 D6 X+ X7 kThe 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./ Q7 M1 u" f; I, u: X
" s' `) x; L7 l2 r; C" P# v- ^2 ?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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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.5 c( T* v( _6 z* s( S
: V* G* f+ q: P3 V) ~1 b% y }. g: C"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.& m R* h% ~' s! p
5 q$ h6 p: W \" X6 SThe 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. s% i4 Q( b: C, x1 O$ U$ G9 V- S2 z
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |