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.( z5 }' n& c1 [1 @, t- Y
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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.
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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." Z/ J( _6 Q8 g& d y0 i
1 g1 r9 W1 o5 M- g"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.& C8 V8 q: Q1 L4 d
( {( b- U- U1 `9 E0 y6 {+ YThe 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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- l* I2 I& H V+ y5 Y6 \+ GThe 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.5 p, g, U" @6 L7 ~* G
4 z$ b) \5 B8 o- U( X"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |