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.; I2 ~$ |* l' i: s4 e' l4 a, D
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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.; v: n8 g4 y* k5 b) H4 t
2 r- }8 f, V# t ?6 uWhen 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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5 y9 v4 D w' Y- q/ }5 ?; mIrena 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.
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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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4 A" L- S0 q! K7 ]3 `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." B) ?" v- W) g5 y' I! T5 F$ {% a- U
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Snowball has found his permanent home.. P. c' C" p( I1 a3 ]
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |