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./ e4 i2 @; t! a/ t1 o
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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.1 \& q+ I. ~: F
$ g2 p4 L$ Y9 T" v8 h2 T+ z1 CIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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! j( \& G m4 [% w3 P"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. m5 i$ J( J+ f& }) y# [1 v
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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.- S* P7 n2 k0 D, Q8 R# N$ P# b
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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." |