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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. h% C2 f. D& y! D: F9 S& {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.' Z% ?- c+ r( i* R& c- [
0 g9 x/ \. q7 BWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.# j( O/ I) V7 q6 A a5 I# `
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Irena 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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7 @# B8 ^. S% w7 v6 ~0 YThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.: A$ e* @8 ^. b4 z2 G" V4 I
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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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, h" i7 ^ O9 ~"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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