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.
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) o0 I+ Z, C8 @ Q; D2 ZThe 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.7 |. v% K3 u, X5 V5 n
" \4 q2 j# r' G/ ?When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.# G) I$ b) z2 X5 f) _9 {1 v
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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, S6 g: W/ a( x& n8 Z"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.: e" r& x4 S8 e3 P4 a) 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.
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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.6 ^9 C$ y b# a: M+ c
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Snowball has found his permanent home.8 c2 ^6 {. E! L
, j& a& q' W2 N! @"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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