Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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% k! s5 w$ ]+ f3 E5 K9 QSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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0 x$ r2 a f1 Z9 z+ T8 i; MThe 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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' J4 S9 _/ Q/ b( B. lWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction./ G. ?2 g; ]+ m+ K0 M$ I8 A
) ^- u) s& E) b7 ^7 KIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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' X7 r+ N0 h) @/ `3 W5 I! `6 a"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.# N: a8 f1 ~( y0 G; d9 \
. @% |; g# E% E: C lThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.3 e' z# v! M0 _- R: }. N% U% E
+ S# W+ W: v" ~( i- U* I( DThe 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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" }4 Y3 _; o, C5 D6 \) ~4 {Snowball has found his permanent home.: H* n/ v6 A) [7 d
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |