Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.. p7 k! S" y, ]0 a# m0 M
/ ^$ s$ L |5 r! `; MThe 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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! {+ d% r4 b3 u/ j* w* Z$ o6 mWhen 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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9 B" D' l; n$ ^% T+ D. b7 \0 lIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.9 N7 b) J+ {7 K0 \2 A% v
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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.$ \* p3 V0 I2 U' h0 u1 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.( c' F8 Q" z$ _
# k3 o; O7 k5 L) IThe 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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8 }8 e$ E) Z; |Snowball has found his permanent home.
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# m- S& g. V/ Y, T9 s0 B8 Q6 T"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |