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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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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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.. I+ q, D- P$ K3 @6 c5 }% q
6 [: T& T9 ?, `; M! ?5 _$ V6 s" ]0 A3 ^Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.- h* R) y+ G( N0 G! E
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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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8 h7 K/ Q% G- C! W% o; GThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.$ B1 H2 ]. ?8 w3 K# g% f8 l
/ _0 O& q! T* U' O, _% l, U$ z7 tThe 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. j5 y) [7 X! W+ {" w
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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5 ~. [6 V- ^1 c7 c# G/ J"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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