Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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6 P/ x5 s1 Q/ c4 e5 K8 ?SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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( W7 d( C1 V% {, |. X5 @% yThe 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.% E1 t+ @& C( R' c" n
" _" M- _4 a4 `; sWhen 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.
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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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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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3 y6 @' w8 a2 z* E8 BThe 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.& N: R/ t; B; {6 f7 e
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4 e4 b& J- U& R6 R1 \"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |