Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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& S" E) \- o2 Z/ |6 kSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. ^6 @: U# b5 W
" {9 L2 C5 ^/ H) CThe 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., z' ~. M2 u2 }9 W# @
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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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2 `' P$ d }! E ^# WIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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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.
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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., g% E \( @, B, H1 Z
1 } G! p9 p, ?( A0 d* R! XThe 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.. T! X" F$ o6 N5 m
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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4 x$ a& `# a! C" T"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |