Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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. a0 |3 @! C; o) P- _! s- JSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.* L/ O0 w% ]7 ^3 F9 t G
+ J0 ?/ d2 {5 P) R7 a, QThe 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.. L( T1 Z" w* Z2 w$ `5 k; d
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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.2 y: F" c8 p" c7 S0 d J8 {8 t+ W7 L* q
% r/ A" D3 L& n0 f8 R* ^# `& p# FIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight./ V# F* y# |9 ]$ R% V8 B- v
$ y; N! o9 f- W- Z# y2 y5 W' V"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.
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, R y- [1 y* [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." x1 w" p+ H$ j& ~* ?# y
/ J* ?) i1 C2 K) p) l: H: x4 mSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |