Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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4 P0 y P" \1 B6 hSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.* M: Y6 r% a- ?# Y _9 @+ D
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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.# O6 Z" n! g& L0 Z$ O
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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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$ ^8 {; r9 G$ p& h9 Y( X' U2 O qIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.7 k: i5 p" ]- V; r# B J8 A
) d% ] G; G4 T6 n2 z' T"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.+ {2 Y# `8 z+ ?% P% b4 N% Y4 M! U7 ~' [
9 Z# m! E V& O: M+ wThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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0 B% f6 a& k. R% _. O+ }9 P Z9 @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 I' q" q7 Y( V! f6 @
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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! @' ~1 f/ {- z% W4 M$ l5 F"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |