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.
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/ l8 b8 w8 x! L L: ?7 l. e! |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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8 I& ~, w% B, I! C$ C/ ^ EWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction./ ~8 I& M/ J! S# D. X0 F1 T6 u
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.0 U7 i( l* B: M) ?+ j& m
5 F) m# u+ Z2 b4 b+ F& B/ o% K"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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0 j' m, t: V/ a5 {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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9 \# {5 Q: ~7 LThe 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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& u, K$ R: i* {( m' @' _: G- [Snowball has found his permanent home.
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7 x& @8 i8 |% ^. Z: E: D8 _7 \! q9 h"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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