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.! m: D% A1 @8 \8 v# w, ?
. y7 H/ P- [. A7 K( j$ z+ _$ y( VThe 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.# b0 u% j( j, M" ?) L7 f
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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.
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.) f! I3 J7 e/ g5 D, a$ b. f
% G0 |% y" h1 t) @, B+ W"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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2 k+ S5 M: m' [1 r2 w6 U! OThe 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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5 [% G& z5 n0 b4 {6 MThe 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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Snowball has found his permanent home.# M6 q& P0 W. K" z
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |