Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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! M& k( `4 A- b) K; cSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.& r& f' b( n9 o+ T9 x
* n! R2 }% Y) t4 l" sThe 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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3 @% n) v! j9 k6 X2 m5 Q5 d- `& h( ?/ ]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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5 ]" h% c3 M. \3 K. UIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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6 g$ p& [/ ^# a: L8 i0 O"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.) S" T5 S$ W6 F( G) x, e9 p
7 A. w$ x) D6 L9 p2 {The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. P! K5 W/ U# ^! V/ |/ y+ M
2 }. ?6 {4 l: C$ G" A# x [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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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |