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.0 N" |3 L8 ^% n9 F2 X p
# U$ b5 @1 S; Y- jThe 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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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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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.8 X9 O# w _' d# S8 W
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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.3 U: h9 o. ]0 Q, y7 E
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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.; g, x6 M4 q/ i8 {+ M
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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