Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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. n9 H3 \ n$ I! B3 b) J0 ]SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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5 b, |9 k7 u/ M3 X QThe 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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0 j8 z: f7 S( q# Q- EWhen 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.& H' G& j5 z4 C! E8 P- p& g
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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.
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7 W) s$ i) ^7 K/ P, iThe 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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The 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./ O. n* M4 B8 w2 v
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Snowball has found his permanent home.0 d1 K; ?2 z0 [3 c: I# [
" i6 V( E! R! h"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |