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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2 j. w/ }7 |* XThe 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.0 B! w5 w& ? l5 S4 n' I6 I) {
" \$ c+ F& j' A/ u& C bWhen 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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' q+ A( c F7 P# c8 P% O$ a"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.+ E5 b7 x5 M" e: h
% v& \3 i/ S, a' m/ b2 ^, L ]The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube./ Z: s4 K* u% }6 y, L8 O
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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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Snowball has found his permanent home.2 U/ r) H: { y
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |