Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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0 f* n# ?& @- k! W3 i, @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.6 W1 g% D' @( ]- Z' M2 \/ O9 G: k
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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.4 U8 T& R. ~, \4 N
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.& H! v7 E+ M: x: v
5 c) A" W( P7 \1 D5 w, O"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.8 B* G4 P$ s, N4 b; j7 y0 J! `
. Y" G! p( }9 U/ GThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube., K; R0 l% S- t! I
' K4 R0 M4 N7 a- {4 `$ C# 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.
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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