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.+ X% | @+ B& W: R% ]2 B' N2 K
5 q- u2 w9 m. V- v1 l g) ?: pThe 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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( v9 n Q5 @" c4 W$ l9 U$ EWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.& r& u; U% R7 K3 X3 ]/ b: k4 S1 l
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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./ B( u7 A; y, I. E1 i
4 |, ~" G# X$ j( C* f+ VThe 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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+ v- X8 Z2 s7 ]4 R2 zThe 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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- I: j# z y) r9 y2 i7 b9 V"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |