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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9 _) c: G3 E6 Y1 c2 m/ {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.
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0 w( m9 ~9 f2 r2 ]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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( ?. g8 _1 A' O! z4 U! tIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight./ t" Z2 V1 t( B3 [5 |
h7 k7 D( D1 ?. P6 I* V"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.7 C! I9 ^0 V" l3 a% p! E
! X O9 K* J1 e: H- [, \# jThe 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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4 S0 o% y6 Q9 q$ u5 X! AThe 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.% N: i. U p3 `- s3 \
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |