Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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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.
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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." H4 x4 H% U! E1 t( B) L7 \. v. m9 j
6 }. k; T$ }4 L R3 y( fIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.0 n# _8 L* J m, q& G. y/ I
0 E* U4 t z& [+ n2 ^$ @"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.
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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.6 R6 ~9 r ?! I. ~8 I& m
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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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Snowball has found his permanent home.7 p+ g) n$ s. j6 [
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |