Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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+ b* G) p& Q, f/ [# LSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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8 s1 Y k8 Z7 `4 ?+ x1 pThe 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.. J3 S8 \9 a* r
8 E+ X& z/ b! ~When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.; V6 M( z( @: k7 W" w7 L
* O7 ?8 l3 z. V9 U7 ]Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.+ T2 b# B$ M) H. m* }3 E4 ~* ]
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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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' M! J) O% \3 f+ T% M# e) V1 t3 mThe 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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7 M6 o2 o& t+ |0 r! S: lThe 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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+ k9 u2 ^' ^- R- D# ^4 OSnowball has found his permanent home.' L9 S \ D" G" F. b. z) v! Z L
4 c* e7 m2 }8 I. p"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |