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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: Q- |) [# E* O' ]5 p" ]$ gThe 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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6 x2 X8 j2 k' B$ @& aWhen 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.) r! V# g9 j0 ?
. d& Q* V1 ^% sThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.$ p* A2 }! C0 P# |. X
$ p/ W! W) I" i" E' V6 a. kThe 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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0 B* l% E+ x2 P( b, ?% Y5 N* P"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |