Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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/ o( Q# p! f$ |" jSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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: S9 `$ ^3 B0 B0 b/ lThe 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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/ Q# a5 h3 J* E' d2 @$ FWhen 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.
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' m% k$ p0 R9 Q# Q( n"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.- i, Z, G9 }$ s- ]
4 \& ?( {9 f% b2 T6 XThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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/ n& }3 [# D9 Q% ?- 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.- P0 |0 Z F( s
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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6 j% a4 |( N/ t4 U! |) l"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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