Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.7 Y5 Z( z5 B- A) w
& p3 k) \ }7 T8 K/ K: FThe 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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1 A6 z) {7 W& H2 T0 J7 y4 F2 HWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.) M% t9 w( K/ d- [' p" O4 b' V" F
* Y) x% z; y. O. R) ]. q0 z3 g' \Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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, M: q2 h1 ^1 `"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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: Z' {$ K" g: Z4 s* ZThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube." r7 C) w, E2 Y; J. N. e1 v) W1 i
0 X/ l/ j% P& U* L+ JThe 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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0 ]' L) Q! S8 U8 Y; w/ l+ M0 PSnowball 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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