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.% @! h) P6 z. E6 M" T
& v( e, z. I! Y8 `2 wWhen 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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3 p4 U/ w% z& I+ k2 p3 H' ]0 jIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.3 n. l( c8 v4 z
( p( p$ q T1 Y* n7 G% I"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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! E0 u g! w$ m8 l$ `) u. h. K! i8 VThe 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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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |