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.4 x" _! M8 E8 z( m$ K# p
9 b9 A& l% v2 U$ V9 h/ P6 _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.
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" M- B9 `2 O' _ }# k9 a2 q8 g"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.; O) q" G/ V" {! | d1 u
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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., `4 }+ ^6 y9 ]+ ]1 U9 X# [2 j( S
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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.1 n5 q8 o7 B) s) `
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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5 L& t5 M3 f7 W1 u) W& o"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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