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.8 s2 x3 V/ g1 B- a- 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.
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.0 U: j7 M( n$ F) ^9 O3 q X
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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./ X H4 ~/ V' I; E1 T4 `! z
$ O6 R5 ~2 v- R1 hThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.6 p1 T3 N& H1 c7 Q1 t, J
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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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