Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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+ }# u6 @7 e- g: ^" bSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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5 _% Q5 i8 q. G8 @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.5 C2 p/ t6 {3 \6 y8 R0 I. Q
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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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: F7 ]5 s$ ~" E2 HIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.$ B* N5 |) u$ B V
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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.+ C: x+ F v6 p8 o5 Q$ y+ M
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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.* o% s, Y+ L# x8 O' ~
0 Q' ~. T' K5 ~$ nThe 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.+ T9 u9 A5 I, D: B2 a
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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; X2 X+ S! _* N! d1 S/ R"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |