Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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/ {6 ~- l$ h4 I% ^' W/ r# |9 WSCHERERVILLE, 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.% _, n8 a5 C5 c+ H5 W
* `5 A5 x3 g( M0 N0 [! Y) fWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.1 g7 R. ?( o; u2 Z* e
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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% W! _5 t, Z1 c( ^"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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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.- J2 u1 C( ]' e
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |