Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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* o/ V3 I5 {) y; M% c. v$ |7 _2 z5 TSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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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.$ H* Z9 |3 U4 _7 r
( A) R2 X0 T& m; T9 t, R# @$ yWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.% T' l1 X- c2 `# X
( S7 [; _5 U3 [9 }: RIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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# Y) W. P. n+ @ q, g, e"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.
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9 ]0 [$ l$ h8 PThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.. Q; w7 ^& w! t) `* i" V" o/ p
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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.2 W ~/ i, T0 }, d- c' | z) F: j0 L
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; [1 W7 o) ?3 H+ L"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |