Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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6 C/ \9 k3 y6 D4 c+ \) z0 KThe 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.3 t$ E ?1 W/ y. `
0 i& B& J0 b5 P& h9 @; YWhen 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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W; B7 Y. Y/ Z. g1 xIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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: v+ {; b* @+ h/ m0 E+ K"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.! d' q! k; k+ T- f- U4 k
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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.& d5 h5 a/ v0 K/ p$ L5 W( t/ @
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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.9 q! e$ n! n" C H- i' s {
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& N3 ~# L! f3 ~1 h: g$ E5 W# O"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |