Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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0 V! h+ s' P: n1 }) n" BSCHERERVILLE, 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., |- i4 x! m' C; {; I
# y! t% o i* ^' `2 {% gWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.2 x& g9 s8 K6 P2 k
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.! r1 v% {+ G1 t0 _0 o; L* Y
# d( o( J: z( k% @6 y4 d"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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z2 e3 {& t" Q* I# ~, CThe 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.
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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2 \, e" ~) F9 J7 b"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |