Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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0 o* Z( w" |$ Y; g6 s, B3 [" U: ]2 [SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.0 `) l/ `' b) b- y3 p; b
, c! E, H" m2 m2 ? SThe 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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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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; H3 K* n `! |6 H& m, O, qIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight. J8 z9 u S4 v6 b& }8 p
) `* h3 C7 ^. o" Q8 @* D"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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* z6 a% C6 o, p/ b, BThe 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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' @% }# u6 t* b- 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." H" U% G8 P9 u! V; C
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |