Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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: s6 Z; ~9 m; [( k4 WSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys./ j3 U4 `- K" \
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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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) f* V% s2 [! |5 s8 gWhen 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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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.9 |& J' m, Y7 o; A; P$ i% Q# L
( V1 v, e" Z3 c- S6 z# T"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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+ p3 z+ `9 p3 a, {. E# EThe 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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$ N# V. D0 s) a+ l lThe 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.4 |3 h/ b+ y1 z9 I, X ?
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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9 @1 ^% R! Y0 Y"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |