Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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2 b0 G1 E+ Q( @3 A2 o0 J* C3 C' l* DSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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2 Y$ y9 m- _/ u% R$ CThe 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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$ r2 @. a3 g+ \. ?. E% nWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.. V7 U8 T- g: K8 ~8 L% q# d) l
* S% e/ T: c6 v6 P( G; I& [, [Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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3 d" x0 T) W1 h% k8 ?- O& j" V, |' J"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.! o2 Z( h' S: K& }& \. e" I
7 ^2 v& G( z$ L+ W) {The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. M( Y8 m$ l& c% \3 y3 d3 D
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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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; ]& W& p9 }& P- @7 BSnowball has found his permanent home.
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& x; Z/ b1 o( y4 K- R4 U5 C"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |