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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! I, |3 \& L7 n: `2 b9 J9 |SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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% d3 |7 [: [' [$ }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.8 M6 |3 ^, t7 u( I" i1 R* \! B- s
8 H- Z* [/ S. m3 A: _: |! sWhen 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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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.
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' d6 p- s6 b# r, h6 `& T, QThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.& ^6 p, V. y2 L
. b" f1 Y' A1 {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.
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d, i; Z! h9 _' k& FSnowball has found his permanent home.5 n# L7 ?( a# j# ?8 N% [- y' i" `: s: f# n
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |