Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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; Z+ T1 A' X) E+ ^SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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- i5 ]: z% y8 p, W3 R% h( eThe 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.# f3 U2 g! Y. g4 l' N- S2 ]
$ n" b1 J4 G! s% j9 l8 sWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.' c# j' ` g6 j7 @; O/ F
2 G2 y8 }& |) c/ T# h3 uIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.+ e* V8 Y d$ \# O% ^2 }
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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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# J0 {% e$ B# U; d! UThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.6 b5 y; p; T: @4 l* g7 u
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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.# b. q* G! z" g/ U4 o2 j
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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