Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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H3 D% M* k- k* r$ pSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.1 \$ N& U& H: i# F
& e! N' e [* y2 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.' p# L2 `5 q) v4 U" ~
# [8 J+ {& w4 n. w0 zWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.$ K: }" M9 E# ?# V& a2 L
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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! S! k* e1 c# V' I t) p"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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4 }' A0 x" o2 P8 y" r/ CThe 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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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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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |