Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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, V# Q; A8 @8 Q; y7 ?5 oSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.: @8 \6 K) ?1 X. x7 b( G9 k9 c
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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.+ l" P0 O- l" ~9 g8 R
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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." S" @* I/ M# z" b8 K6 g
' X, ~9 h, D3 n' r! hIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.1 V4 z9 N# T- D" g
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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. Y4 W! L0 j2 F0 r" y
) B t7 u% v8 A0 C$ }2 C; S |; VThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.6 c# n e& i# v. }% _9 {
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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." |
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