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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1 c, A6 E, u0 W# w# m# m: dThe 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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! y; p$ P7 _4 e: ~ wWhen 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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' o4 a' g' B/ XIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.% p4 [: o: G% ~9 @4 ~/ r' h# w
& I h9 h9 A6 L+ W5 _5 P% U7 j"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.1 a3 A; F- Z, u* {
. W) u2 d7 `2 E3 V9 r2 ]2 K' z" _The 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.) s; c( X% K- m; b6 k3 ]* p
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |