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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* X, o* |4 S. Z- t: ?- RThe 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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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.0 _7 b9 i5 [3 t- P
% A) t# h& ~/ AIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.: Y; w+ O, x _8 [5 _1 D% ^
$ }# O2 a! P" C: w) ["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.
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* H$ P, Q) d/ g A* ?2 nThe 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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0 K f c' B' @3 f; o6 L) S) A" h6 QSnowball has found his permanent home.
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- L# b/ Y, g/ E4 k. \, ]"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |