Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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- @; q5 H0 }* u1 pSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.1 N0 q" y. x8 k6 p& ~! O
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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.6 c9 |# y# k! e1 ^3 B
, @& U: t/ i9 T/ hWhen 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.
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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.$ l( g/ ]5 n- j4 p0 j+ T9 C
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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.0 ]2 f* {' M+ W5 G
8 f3 Z* U( U5 @: h" UThe 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.
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! @" k9 I3 B \9 T; I"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |