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.* G: W1 ?) o1 w4 w3 s4 t' f7 J
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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.
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- c* a' Y+ V2 o8 l" }: R# lWhen 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. Y' w8 P2 A$ N! F$ ~9 x
4 n9 h: B& D- _/ d"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.9 N4 y* \4 u5 j f
6 g5 W- m2 ~+ k {) ^2 ]# ?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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9 R3 Y# I/ Y3 b, w. l+ WThe 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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$ p; n2 v+ ^- w! X"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |