Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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& }" @ x& y% hSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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! e7 ?: j1 D# O/ w" ]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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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.+ M" n+ |0 ~' d o
3 z O# z8 B. c4 J: dIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight." e( _& u$ t2 v7 {6 k) U# z* b4 B
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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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0 F9 R8 i7 O! O- |) D% y! BThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.5 s% k, i* `% p N! H" W
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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.
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |