Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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9 m) J; `2 V- U8 A kSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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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.9 }: n8 T3 r/ I2 E: p
' S, t$ a) D, Q. Q5 UWhen 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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( {; M- }0 L% E, R9 YIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.1 r L% x A# P# w$ P1 U D: f* r
" i$ ~& P" W4 |& o"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.! a2 ]8 b% Q0 m
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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.* t$ D* l8 O: N% Y
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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.0 P9 V# u: @" p* N
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |