Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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/ \5 ^2 T3 Y/ y) qSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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! [; M' s# f4 N1 [# D" Z; L2 `/ ZThe 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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. R" ]4 D; j1 A: } E/ pWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction., P5 ^# \8 ]4 |! {) f0 E
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.% X6 L" y; G# y5 Y: F* ]; r
f: A7 y$ _, s1 R% q"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.% D; o6 W7 G0 Q+ k, L. g: L+ L" u
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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.
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3 C1 P/ z' v. M; y; GThe 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. i2 B# M$ u6 r7 y; M3 m
, N4 g5 S. h, U$ R) e1 w8 X) z0 w, cSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |