Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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" F" x' J( K+ x# B1 ~( `* R! cSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys." s1 M9 } q0 p- k% ~3 P8 N5 w7 K
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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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) l n8 e# w: Y4 [When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.3 m/ r Y" j1 Y, e7 A: J$ M. e; ^
- }) v7 p& J0 QIrena 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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/ @2 T4 f* `' rThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.) x0 |( {1 o- ^9 B! b0 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.
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7 y4 U5 i' d1 [0 I" o' v; FSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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