Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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# j% y. K, f& g5 w; @3 N! W% u6 vSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.! J/ H1 c: y& s+ X5 Z7 V
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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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; {8 }" r- `4 _Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. d! @8 J( v. R$ \/ V$ a1 s# F
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"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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; M% t$ O; H# }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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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.' Q% K7 W: q! b- w, x+ b8 }, y
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@5 X( C9 N# _& w: l"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |