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.. ~1 B1 U7 Y! U% ?% ?, B
# r$ m6 U& N1 |+ r5 I; WThe 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.
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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.# W t/ `# r9 \' w5 G; _' f r
; X0 G: g h/ ]2 J7 i' L1 }4 X"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.' {+ Y! a* j* e% v
, U* S# f# a% ?2 M) Y2 AThe 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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/ f. W& v9 d4 I8 p2 I) @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.
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) g& P$ T$ u3 K: ISnowball has found his permanent home.4 Q6 N% ?' Z6 d0 X" |+ K
5 d: c( p4 Q P- ["He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |