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.
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5 `" I; D8 q+ U, g) ?: B. BThe 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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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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! T. K6 C. c5 H( C/ `# Y. `Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.% t9 _) t: y$ ?! X
5 ^1 T ?# c2 q. {"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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0 }2 Q2 U, t/ C" U2 lThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.- g: }6 {, n/ @
% o' C- R m, `% R3 qThe 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., g$ R7 E* O1 _0 y' L; o4 m
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |