Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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+ X. }* v9 M8 j+ ^% q- n$ ]SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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1 w' K/ J/ c* g3 L8 mThe 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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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.! x, W, ]- e* }% ]5 N0 |4 A
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.4 {2 T/ i. r3 N& b; w
) ]/ Z' o" s! j9 W$ u"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.( g- }! X% B; V& `+ M: I
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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.) p/ w# l9 o* V& z
B. [$ a t( W8 l- {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 b" ^ q
2 a$ s5 C9 E/ BSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |