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.* p# x$ t7 G2 _
$ T; g3 p5 H& PThe 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- a- G1 f' t5 u/ |3 {
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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.3 \) l+ k$ G& I2 `8 E
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.) M% y) Y, P, O+ K% B1 o- [/ | Y
: o/ [( t: x# v8 J, m! b"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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% U- E. k. g, ^# m! rThe 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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& [/ Q5 M2 l7 bSnowball has found his permanent home.0 u* F4 L* c, S5 `
! R/ Z7 y ^5 A' `3 s; M"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |