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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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.7 Z1 W# L0 s, p
2 o/ u9 X1 P* }7 Y% u8 _Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.3 H% w# w# @( p L: g
8 j" x3 A) ]# _/ C @$ K"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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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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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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8 ~, I. P- k( R, n. ^- |' Y: B+ XSnowball has found his permanent home.
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& O b, M8 o# \/ ?5 U0 l8 \* |; V- K"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |