Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.4 r: @0 K+ D) x6 q
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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.: Y: H/ L; T/ G
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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.& q+ w; Y3 U8 T
. N5 _5 Q U. c! O; mIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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% o( u" o) ~6 W, C7 ^"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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: \8 }2 }& v% X; L( w6 \, FThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.0 [8 |4 F; ~7 u
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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.7 S) s1 A$ a2 r- s L
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Snowball has found his permanent home.! s1 A: s, u. a& i
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |