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.: X9 _ l# v4 D& z! f
; C; r. Y* p! D5 J2 M9 k6 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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When 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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9 q! f. |" z2 R" \! v- T: ^# xIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.. o2 `- z* S- e
f( L' C2 @, Y3 N"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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* M, M4 s4 K# z u3 z' l0 fThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.+ u6 ? ^7 U( t0 c8 S) W
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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.: L- E" r) V. u. d, K' p
' j3 I% E1 Y) S. f) MSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |