Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.0 A ?( c' f" c
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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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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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1 C. C( X& g `1 C* a; _0 fIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.; U: q2 k" y f; h0 \8 F) w. n
0 R6 X* a& [: ~' yThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.7 M6 p; `$ U/ C6 d; Z) w
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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.
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0 t# o. @9 }1 `, e6 C8 Y"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |