Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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. S% a/ a& e: v) ^: fSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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% J$ ?5 S. I0 hThe 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., N+ j1 q+ e4 C8 {& M0 }( N& ]. m: e
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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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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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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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' m6 F) g5 a" N4 ~4 ?8 @ PThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.2 }7 w {- a3 ^+ l) G
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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.( f+ ?. g' `9 s. ~1 W2 o
. i$ s' Z6 ^% m# hSnowball has found his permanent home.2 ^ M- Y# A$ a2 }0 e
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |