Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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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.
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: [! P/ E6 `4 N4 d4 s" CWhen 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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; ]$ i- ~+ n) G4 p' uIrena 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.: U* p/ D* _, g0 d H
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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.. [$ O( J. q2 }( w3 h' D+ J
& I% `) P3 L5 M/ 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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Snowball has found his permanent home.( X8 y% G1 b; p
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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