Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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# |( X8 N. l& YSCHERERVILLE, 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.1 ~# f7 Z( n7 R# v8 x4 }, r
4 O' ~# b7 T& @9 W6 _When 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." |4 {' t. W& L
+ K' y. t; p4 p3 e, R% f"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.; ?$ Z2 [# q( S9 [
. Z' u; Y0 w* T1 q+ WThe 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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Snowball has found his permanent home.- R8 k: _0 V) H& F7 x6 y7 S
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |