Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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7 H# W+ r" j) }6 B0 H& m" wSCHERERVILLE, 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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- I4 A: `. E$ YWhen 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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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.' ?# w7 j q6 s) g
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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., S( S# ~: G7 h
, Z$ z! ]* _6 I2 a! o4 y7 ^( \ a) ^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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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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! Z( f; D- L* G8 t6 p$ C9 t& G& Z% ~' c"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |