Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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3 M1 U. z6 f9 BSCHERERVILLE, 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.
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( w- X) Y% z% e' xWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.; n# A. d1 z+ u
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight./ m, x8 }) @6 e' @: i
: `% x& G1 k' q$ K V"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.) _: ?* e# z. ?) o d
6 o+ `' Q- n! Z0 FThe 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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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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; Z0 r* K8 N$ D+ y1 ~Snowball has found his permanent home.
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, {9 \. m' f/ Q0 E"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |