Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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1 Q% ]& U* n( o8 D$ G( H: h; B! JSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.1 l" H' u1 S/ u( n- C
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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.6 C1 R0 T6 @% B8 @5 G6 L* R' K# {
+ c3 b/ r( t3 n6 m9 O HWhen 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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* ?8 o/ y, Q. V# e! l"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck., T+ Y4 t2 i: |
0 D2 r; ?+ N% }! G! R2 }The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.$ f' I& M- ]; S% l* \6 T; B, b' f1 x
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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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" m# g, R1 U/ k5 D7 h# LSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |