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.
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" g/ j' S2 E$ @9 y& q- 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.' o; K1 J; ]# @3 X
. f$ p$ c# W7 y& f" s, f" sWhen 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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) |) ?+ `4 d, k$ q% N2 Z* @Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.% G' Y. h/ @, [/ x) k/ N
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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.
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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.- M9 A9 l! T# G* t. c7 @7 d# q) W
$ Y4 k& w1 M6 K' m* ^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.+ @9 ^9 B# t( y7 e) w) @5 U
6 Y6 O% h5 v0 `7 H/ L& fSnowball has found his permanent home.
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) p, |9 E1 W' s( i"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |