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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: {6 Z7 z1 _2 x% u7 e, FSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.- y5 a4 M9 f6 f8 U1 J' T. A% i/ O
. c& `4 f" A c# ~) FThe 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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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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* |/ B. ?4 e$ HIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.. ]# k7 K$ e& r6 G
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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.5 P, }+ w: ]. }5 @: `7 t
7 I( P" G0 p E% p+ L1 x) X6 l' BThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.! b3 O' ?% |+ W! l
$ I' d" c8 @. X @% p: H$ ~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./ N* f% I+ L' \
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Snowball has found his permanent home.# S- s3 m0 O% }8 l2 ?! |" Q
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |