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.: X2 `, \/ i$ j; C
2 ^3 m; ?2 T; V: c) j, ?- x" L8 jThe 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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9 l/ ~, S* L7 |1 J( }% e2 ^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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0 }) m) m8 Z" d+ s! LIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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8 H2 r+ Z `+ j"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.
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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./ T9 F# k* Y( |
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Snowball has found his permanent home.5 ?' [8 Y% ~2 D% }/ I) b7 N
0 F/ S7 ~: {7 @8 L1 X"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |