Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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: N& v4 n! o# L# h) QSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.% ^- u9 ~, D0 L, A, [2 B3 ?. H, }
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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.1 U% |/ N+ k: _- r; [: P
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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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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.( \7 E7 T `. {" k
7 e" S3 L4 O+ g' s8 H3 t"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck. D- U" Z* u0 o2 v7 X, h" W
4 W. C4 I$ s/ Z# y7 w* XThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.% k' v" u4 J' P
0 ]. x5 J. S# ~( x# ?1 fThe 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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2 F0 c8 i" s0 l"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |