Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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6 R% |5 d. F1 a2 Y0 ASCHERERVILLE, 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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4 ~7 C; z0 S' I( v) F( wWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.- I4 m8 X! C3 I
- L* o4 R8 I X" j2 k+ p5 WIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight." e9 j+ W: o$ Q% z) E. `3 L
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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.8 d/ C2 Y+ 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.& h. s; R* e( ~! E! G# f
* {$ U4 G/ Z r6 \2 y9 S0 a/ u, ?5 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.8 f' o0 G, Y1 I8 J% J$ e2 Y) o
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |