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.
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Snowball is a medium sulphur crested Eleanora cockatoo and he loves to dance and sing. He loves the Back Street Boys. No one taught Snowball to dance ... he just heard this song and suddenly felt like dancing. We're all jealous because he can outdance each…
Snowball, the sulphur-crested cockatoo, is an internet superstar. He's known for his penchant for grooving to music, notably Everybody by the Backstreet Boys. As the music plays, Snowball bobs his head and taps his feet in perfect time with it. If it speeds up or slows down, his rhythm does too. He…
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Snowball, adult male Eleanora (medium sulfur-crested) cockatoo, Cacatua galerita eleanora.
Image: courtesy of Bird Lovers Only [larger view].
I have been working behind the scenes for the opportunity to interview…
tags: snowball, dancing cockatoo, parrots, Cacatua galerita eleanora, interview
Snowball, adult male Eleanora (medium sulfur-crested) cockatoo, Cacatua galerita eleanora.
Image: courtesy of Bird Lovers Only [larger view].
I have been working behind the scenes for the opportunity to interview…
That's crazy. Was it somehow trained to do that? Is that a common behavior of Cockatoos?
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!
But could it groove to the last 4 minutes of Tool's "Lateralus?"
"We're sorry, this video is no longer available."
(sigh)
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.
The video just played for me, too.
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.