Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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7 Q) o3 j, v6 K NThe 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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! B! m) H3 H0 A/ ?, Z1 J' iWhen 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.
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" C6 M4 w" {+ P2 p"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.' X, q( o5 o5 a% X3 R! j# k" ~7 m
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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./ V+ n" P' z# I$ s: A
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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.% [; w3 a6 K: g! M/ v
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |