Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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: [, ^6 s0 H1 o" {3 ~! h( n# D7 }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., T* ?$ }/ z- R* _6 _. V3 n; h% U
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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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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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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.& p4 X ?1 B3 a! P4 q
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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.7 A+ E. R* g& y! X( s
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |