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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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.3 u/ ?* `, f* x x. t& R4 d# \; X) G
& @) [5 |# J4 m6 MWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction. h' \# Z% j0 j4 A: E$ `/ f
6 j3 z2 I5 k7 V$ h" u- x0 [+ ?( vIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.* g- |" F1 L: h( k
* ?, b" s+ |$ b6 G G! W, h"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.
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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." h* R' u& V# n8 `$ s
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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" u) m! }- y f6 B) B"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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