Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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7 Y: b" i3 f5 p: a/ L; j(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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6 X! @. O/ i9 _+ u2 n% }3 h9 YSCHERERVILLE, 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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% ^" @: a( y8 V0 w: H5 ]9 aWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.! u- T( s/ p- L7 @3 f
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.6 \% Y! k3 a0 Y- J& j+ b
6 ?5 r" Z* M5 h+ a$ Y"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.# p8 j+ q$ X$ {2 C7 Z. ?
; q) t! C. i! y2 xThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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' C1 c2 g( u1 XThe 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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4 S1 B( h0 c2 N1 l$ k- dSnowball has found his permanent home.3 h- y4 X2 r2 N2 L9 C
/ ?* t0 ?) J: S1 x- ]"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |