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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1 n+ ?* c) T- }' p3 }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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$ Q( E% I3 X# E8 pWhen 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." O- h% B9 k+ Q$ j
! T! K6 h. Y* x"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.) ^, q4 X6 l, E/ g! h$ R" M
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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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" q3 _; H4 N" I3 G, M# KThe 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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$ {/ [: l) G6 p2 ^9 M, ~Snowball has found his permanent home.
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& d& I5 P+ X* r, _"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |