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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+ L+ m2 a7 Y2 m h2 JThe 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.# `2 P1 ?) q9 m2 [+ q o
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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.# f: ~/ D( j2 p, _ h' L! E
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.' s* F) |# Q* k0 u4 v
2 F9 L3 c' l3 v- D/ l; n"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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5 I) ^& P7 ^2 H5 L% ?The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.1 g" m3 K& C7 ?9 w
; a, a9 L* z8 E' |4 H1 \% uThe 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.4 A4 @6 u# p1 O$ x9 f
+ H9 o) @8 f& z7 \* z' n; @Snowball has found his permanent home.8 u2 p2 z+ Q4 b- Z( x3 ^9 x
7 y; K) A" A" ]4 r8 _# g"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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