Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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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.' q: y& L% t! D: h& q
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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.: d/ o' B0 Q, d V. S
; o/ R/ C5 j* R- Q) D; lIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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i. o" x4 x% g0 g, 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.* o ]$ J/ I6 J% k
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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.$ b' R2 J! t# D3 L
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( C0 {/ ~7 R; |% q2 X2 P% r"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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