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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. K& c# y5 |4 A1 g4 F* MSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.7 R% Y- b5 S# X! N* h4 L
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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.4 h4 A. ?1 i. k: x9 O' F( z, j
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When 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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8 f) c- f4 ~9 M+ d# ~"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.- ^0 g3 F5 K3 E! C0 r" b
) V7 N/ r3 D6 I3 kThe 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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[& A! [. {- Y0 ~; t' `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.
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |