Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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! C) L, ^! r OSCHERERVILLE, 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.- F( Q% s1 O$ ]" B
" v& U; }* ?/ g& n j$ x3 r$ `When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.1 w' r4 h2 L7 D! P$ f
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.. o, f7 a i! C ^4 J+ ]% X6 r' H
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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., D" s3 l7 U) j
/ o' @0 _0 R0 U7 C/ g$ n$ C& JThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.& c- a2 O3 L3 m$ ]- N0 K8 g
- Z* A' h- S5 N3 F6 C R. MThe 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." |