Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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( ~* {) U/ a5 k! a. @SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.0 ]4 H" v8 V* |, k. p7 F
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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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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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! B* T2 f0 U/ y! ]! DIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.5 H$ L/ V6 r4 v: o O+ H
: l& X3 X& l. e) F/ U"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.' E" d7 K. p. ~6 r8 Q1 F% J2 d
! z2 K$ n3 `1 A* ?" P8 rThe 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.$ }# P& g' y/ P. M' y
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6 d5 A+ |, E7 \3 e"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |