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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. z2 X# v1 N- h3 n3 A- |) A$ H. [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.* a/ x4 N' d0 i6 R! A% }* P' G6 N
0 D$ e+ G' h W2 G: JWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.: V6 U( O, A7 K) D) f j2 A
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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! d* V- P( }4 D/ W4 K"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.! @9 O: E5 Z" M
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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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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." |