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.
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, R! r- ^ x* L# I8 q$ V6 i8 LThe 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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" o+ A% z7 L" x( Z6 ^5 K$ a* nWhen 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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7 Y" B6 f( i# Q( o, h* e/ A MIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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: f* N! B9 Q. J5 I' z"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.
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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. ]4 J- v. G o' ~+ F
% l- _7 ^+ O0 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.( P5 H% `2 p ]. V! }
1 k# s7 S+ z6 QSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |