Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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) v3 R% e& J8 D& Z% F" d7 |5 tSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.9 ^% X$ E! S5 E& S2 ~) s
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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./ Y, x2 V$ v% C* y- K! O1 L
. h* Q. _/ }# z) m( w. z/ o- T, PWhen 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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, K! T& F. G2 B; Z+ p- P# {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.8 `5 o, w. j* x
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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./ N6 B3 y8 w! F6 p3 |
/ s2 w* x! d9 T7 `( Y3 yThe 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., O6 }$ Q% O6 l2 E
6 d) K+ g) {2 BSnowball has found his permanent home.
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$ I( U1 O2 l. {9 X& [; Z% h/ B4 f"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |