Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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0 g! @3 z; c: q2 Z. kSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.2 t5 _4 f3 F( C% S
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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.
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.9 ?$ Z" a9 x9 ], k0 K1 E0 C! y' S
* i6 F# Q: Y9 M; |5 }3 G: `"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.. f3 }+ P0 i: \. Y
% S1 Q) j; V9 ^5 {- F7 hThe 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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The 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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' h* `( R/ I6 H4 V5 K$ NSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |