Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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& f% G8 B1 Z0 W( m8 O; Z( wSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.! W# X; Y3 H' ]* J# P4 ?% K- `- w
1 g1 G, S+ x# T6 W! v9 _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.
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# p; B' {. r# ]9 m7 V% DWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.5 }# \8 b3 }0 X5 s' \' h
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.4 f( }) ~! `1 L2 y6 `* F4 }
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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." \. @- I+ p# _: a
7 I& p+ `6 T% x$ o7 k) B2 uThe 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.3 \7 L- P+ ^/ M7 S) Y O# Q
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |