Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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: q& W3 L% h1 s& a* H, X9 vSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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; r# E$ c8 [; T7 m) }6 k: f0 [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.+ H7 l/ R" [: h' p1 m& T+ Y% p
& U4 F- ]; H5 z+ c/ q9 i& oWhen 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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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight./ y; |# r( G" e. u9 A' W) N0 w
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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.: U2 F3 }; x% ]# j
6 _3 }5 w' B8 U/ ~* A& @The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.9 I; V, H/ x0 Q4 i
- O$ `& ], n. M5 v5 C* F4 XThe 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./ m9 S" {9 n0 c" W
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7 L+ l# X4 p5 Z/ d& b- r"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |