Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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1 R/ z% t* n2 KSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.' w; N% o& [, c; Y
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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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9 z: o+ P6 Z: y) s) M" c' D/ oWhen 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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7 h/ m. F/ P# Z1 KIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.: e" Z3 D( ?6 D& d5 C0 R* d
) | C/ q+ o4 D5 T"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.7 l! M' y! P) R7 v
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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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4 L% `5 e5 C. JThe 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.2 S7 p4 J' ~' \ F, _$ J$ n4 G8 l
U6 A! W9 f0 p; J- PSnowball has found his permanent home.
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+ M" R: D* k/ E7 \, d. X"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |