Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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1 {& z% l- j l+ |$ I/ OSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.' y+ l) p7 k% t6 v7 }5 W
+ C9 ]& ^2 r' `( }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.) L. p4 a+ c3 y& Y2 R3 K% S
; a. k& [& v4 o/ H7 E: |When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.' k! |7 Q' L) C* z
, _: o# }- x/ `, fIrena 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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6 i* Y% o1 o) n) K. E( qThe 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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; P) V4 L( H$ R, [- @5 nThe 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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" s6 A% {' e2 a! ?. a6 USnowball has found his permanent home.
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& u- k: A. b/ |* \ j. y"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |