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.% M& c/ Y- M% i i
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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.
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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.9 G E2 J0 h% u3 z8 N& _
; Y# e4 J! ^! h4 P! y kIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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: T" z5 S8 P. f# U; e1 |"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.6 {4 n5 b/ i7 J8 z* y
+ m% r( \* T, }6 O+ ^8 O2 S) _The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube." w; f* l' m8 V% k2 c* ?( J/ {8 m
) _% s0 c) U1 y2 [* F( X! d3 cThe 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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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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7 w% ^+ P6 V* f"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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