Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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/ _) Z/ @) w- @! U' N) MSCHERERVILLE, 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.+ K; @- a( |5 ]! g \" d+ s
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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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Irena 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.' T, b# b0 k4 o. l) p( {
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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.# Q/ E0 b# k% t7 b0 @) }9 O) h8 @
& @. B, F; z( ]9 sThe 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.4 }. C$ B8 L: ?5 [( r
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2 }& Y( x! g( H' Y" I"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |