Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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$ c: }8 p' Q( J# W; S9 Y1 ?SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.; r8 h" N4 p w; ]
* K, [' k8 j) W, J( uThe 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. o, ^8 X- V4 X+ o) w1 z* X8 t# p
( }) R, \) v1 U8 c' C4 Y( ]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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$ h* ~; Z5 A. HIrena 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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, Q7 J5 N: n4 i& ?9 M: JThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube./ Q! s! v- V0 g; m0 z
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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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; ~+ Z' o+ w" y7 k# {2 \9 l/ D: OSnowball has found his permanent home., V( ? |# J- ?$ v
4 Z( S+ ?- G& g; Y V"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |