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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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./ C: [/ R S" P' B+ D0 ]
) g$ }$ L1 b* u. K" {1 c" UWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.$ {8 L5 A+ r/ e/ c! j3 l
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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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.* b/ Q* }2 |$ A0 ?, r' E
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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.
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* d1 j9 D( i0 \6 Z9 W" PThe 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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. d! ?9 H! }# s2 ISnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |