Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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" ?! b* v4 Y! ^) mSCHERERVILLE, 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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3 v( ?5 z" K- F: k0 B! m$ pWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction." U. R! `; [4 H1 z
3 H9 [/ K, r: k0 ~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.& w! m4 H' R. M( K. S: j+ D/ e2 m
9 E" _. x- X* N/ nThe 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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" H# y6 ^) }! k# @% `* n. |7 ^" x) hThe 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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8 j9 `5 [$ c+ Q2 W/ f0 jSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |