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., h: f/ I" h1 C7 }2 e M: E
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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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2 L$ y7 n7 }7 K; h! _" BWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction. c1 Z, k) F: c: i# e2 R' S% |
; c7 {8 |6 n6 K# _Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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" @1 c% B/ l* G: K: i g R$ `6 a"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.
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p( |) j+ I2 ]. Q! FThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.3 @3 G8 D& I1 d1 U" G+ I
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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.5 [4 p* c# c. n- E# e* O- r U
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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( c3 ~- J/ s% E' t3 ]8 P- `4 t"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |