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. p4 y9 [0 ?! N; z/ K& J
$ Z0 S( C6 E' a% }0 l; [/ Z/ 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.
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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.
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4 j# P! ?% i( O8 V( i2 I2 VIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.8 p5 M; e, g9 q- \6 {; R- C$ v
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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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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube., q) ~8 p1 l b
% p1 I% i( ?0 i" V+ EThe 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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8 b: q- M, j+ {8 |Snowball has found his permanent home.3 J% \5 g4 @, H5 _/ Y" F
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |