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.+ o% [2 W$ e$ b3 P9 O1 w
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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 X8 F( o$ k& }$ p7 {& e7 JWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.* E3 ~& z' U* Z& P i9 V4 O
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.0 c2 M+ G W0 l5 y* O% w- m3 N
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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.( } T1 h. H6 w3 X- k% i! s
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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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: x- W" w' c) \+ i5 l: X2 M+ r' _) ?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., b+ H2 \3 r/ R2 A5 Y
# T, S! x$ ^- E; P" m+ o4 _% TSnowball has found his permanent home.9 l5 ?$ I* z- l! ]# n
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |