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.
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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.3 O3 M# E1 m5 c% ~8 A! h9 c! F+ w
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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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8 [! G5 u) T3 L4 ~- v7 R, r4 HIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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. z: Y- j- N% @, O. o$ x"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.8 F+ _+ ^8 _0 [$ i2 E
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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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* r1 z8 m& N; ?* }: yThe 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.2 J% G/ v( N6 l! k2 S2 ~
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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