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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+ r, q) Q% ~7 PThe 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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5 o* N) a+ q5 S4 e0 I, U' p9 t" U. b: aWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.1 b3 l$ G7 j6 L
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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- N" z, j, ~. m4 L: W# `# v"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.; g. v) [+ \& V' A* G8 Q
, ?( A; e# q2 e+ M0 _2 ZThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube., g/ d: \; N! h. G% C9 x* ?; D* D
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The 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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1 ]9 }% Z f% Z! k$ P"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |