Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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0 C( e5 I1 D5 [5 x# K! b, ]SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.4 c4 G* [. D3 P& e* z$ E
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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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' Z7 ^# B0 p9 M+ I" NWhen 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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9 l$ r. j- n5 q$ W7 G) b/ t"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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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.+ d3 x# j& i/ w0 f6 i \
& z0 U8 O7 ~. Y+ Y( sThe 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.( m" s! O8 {" ]9 I8 o
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Snowball has found his permanent home.9 m! }% X' J2 @* _. r
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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