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.
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+ B) y! Q$ ~0 B7 b0 O8 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.) e, U7 B9 O5 p7 g9 g% L) n6 ?4 c1 `
8 P3 q" v" M3 H+ P+ Y, y. _When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.2 k0 M- V* H+ B0 o. B
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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1 l, I" x3 U3 v, b+ Q8 t4 T+ ["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.- |/ I' l5 J' r& m
2 q) r, W+ R8 O) c8 AThe 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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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |