Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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$ j6 b8 J$ o# {; ~" L* @SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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- K: x J$ M6 S" p3 MThe 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% d7 Z3 b! u$ h. 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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0 l, Y b5 v! g1 T/ ~" n, N! oIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.: C6 q0 o. |/ V: c- l6 [
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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. H( U; t, x5 A U3 _+ ?9 V
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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.8 ^1 r, \7 F1 s# ]* M% R
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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.. e! S" J* }- Z; @7 C# s
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |