Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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8 i8 z, K' ~! [% n5 hSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.- w8 Y9 _: t# B j2 C* Q
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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.5 Z8 {8 z0 F+ a2 J7 r
# l6 J' M# N9 S: M# e$ m0 r3 @: DWhen 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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) x: E# ^3 \6 q- u/ P$ PIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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8 }; i, @) _# D& K3 W, ?( ~, P"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.* U9 }, f/ g: q, |7 o1 n
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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.6 K, X8 T6 @/ Z( |! a; p
8 K3 P6 O5 c) }) XThe 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.
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( Q+ X+ [& \ |$ X% R"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |