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Cockatoo on song on YouTube

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Snowball, the cockatoo.

SCHERERVILLE: Snowball the cockatoo cannot get enough of the Backstreet Boys.

The 11-year-old medium sulphur-crested cockatoo that belongs to a couple in Indiana, lifts its legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing its bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band’s ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back).’

It even takes a bow with a vigorous bob of the head at the end of the 1997 pop tune, in a clip on the video-sharing website YouTube.

When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.

Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. “I’m thinking, ‘What on earth is this? This is unreal,’”’ said Ms. Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.

The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball. — AP

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