Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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- j: a8 Q8 V! X3 g3 VSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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$ a! b* j8 O6 @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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4 m% N4 @2 R. M: q7 k0 [- `3 k- @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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% H, N y& M1 c# P8 M, zIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.0 H# h* H X' R# w7 e0 |
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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.4 O' p6 l2 m$ P2 T" Q/ m$ H. q* b
% h8 T" g1 q( x' j0 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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8 P% o9 V9 ^, I: E( [- [( @' oThe 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.8 a3 \, q& Q% d) p& Q# y8 k* L& v
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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+ |# n, {$ H; \, a: X/ P"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |