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.9 e. c9 c8 d- ]0 ^
5 ], @7 i1 n: {; M5 I8 MWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.' G5 k0 B1 {7 k* R
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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- c% [" V1 Y U7 r; N, ^: b"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.7 Z% b3 L" Z0 t1 [8 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.6 j1 _7 k1 H" ^+ a# k" n9 f' S7 ]1 ]! s
( j# M6 U0 s5 d; 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.
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; V# O1 l, I! u. L$ GSnowball has found his permanent home./ G0 x" Z2 ?( \/ u2 Y8 h
5 o5 @' G" A3 P/ h"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |