Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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! R$ C9 t" Z9 f$ p4 r fSCHERERVILLE, 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.
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$ P4 e% ]2 S3 n; d9 j2 q- D; LWhen 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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: t+ C4 }- ^$ X6 \+ I, X/ _. g7 i; |Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.8 c7 b+ W( o4 n1 k
9 Y8 i% ^( W0 j) Y5 h% U; Y"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.- e' A4 ?! r& o+ P4 W6 B' B0 m
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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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0 g- r# q" ]) I) a2 R- ]! nThe 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." |