Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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+ n6 t/ w' @% @0 Q5 Q) H' a& oSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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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.9 ~: Y0 J( }, R4 T
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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. q0 W$ z( K# ~5 t. n
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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4 j8 z3 N2 i1 I/ `" t"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.' a" T, F% f$ K3 r+ v
* V' [- V" \3 x) g8 T7 k& |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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# U8 C0 M! c4 X5 Y/ L& t: ~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.) ]6 P% n/ a+ g/ |4 X3 m9 E
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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, X4 e! d" {0 E- M"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |