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This bird has the moves
By laelaps on October 27, 2007.
I can't say that I'm a fan the music choice, but I have to admit, this bird can dance to the beat better than I can. This is Snowball, "a medium sulphur crested Eleanora cockatoo," who's apparently a big fan of the Backstreet Boys.
That's crazy. Was it somehow trained to do that? Is that a common behavior of Cockatoos?
By Skeptic4u (not verified) on 27 Oct 2007 #permalink
ROTFL! Because I know an acquaintance like that, with a good beat but an unfortunate habit of humorously wide arm extension when confronted with strong beats. It made my day!
By Torbjörn Larsson, OM (not verified) on 27 Oct 2007 #permalink
But could it groove to the last 4 minutes of Tool's "Lateralus?"
By Dave Carlson (not verified) on 27 Oct 2007 #permalink
"We're sorry, this video is no longer available."
By Caledonian (not verified) on 27 Oct 2007 #permalink
That's odd, Caledonian; it still works for me. The same video is posted at the link included in this post, so try it there if it still gives you trouble on here.
By laelaps on 27 Oct 2007 #permalink
The video just played for me, too.
By Peromyscus (not verified) on 27 Oct 2007 #permalink
It works fine now, whereas it refused to play several times over about a three-minute span before. Strange.
Its movements match the rhythm fairly well. I got the impression that it was trying to "sing along", and didn't manage it very well. But it was adorable nonetheless.
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