Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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9 @! M7 b; f) D4 n2 d! ~7 F: oSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.6 W8 A) y) t7 `) C% v( b
3 d) p, I* _2 z, }% ~+ n5 D6 kThe 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.; o- E2 g9 U* m- s0 E- Z
. L0 X# b$ A) h; YWhen 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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( F8 y- j9 t# v+ _: V& ?Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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( X. i4 O) ^5 D7 F' N"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.% @ V3 U" U! H1 Q
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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./ v7 |5 B7 Z9 R# L0 u
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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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$ U; ]; {+ z6 j& p. a- a, u! sSnowball has found his permanent home.
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" O! e5 q* w8 ]- j+ |) S"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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