Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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8 Z6 f9 b- v& |/ MSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.5 l3 f$ ^; S1 V% m/ j; M, s. I9 X
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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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When 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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: @9 s3 U1 w& S1 [* bIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.; v4 ~" ]4 j8 K% u% d
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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.
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- Z4 x% p" Q: b! l. _The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.$ m1 G* t( P' S$ g# h
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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." I. N% P8 k( `5 i/ @$ L
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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1 j. A; X+ _3 o1 R"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |