Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys./ i0 n& f1 B0 M* x/ q
! p r! D. o& c0 G: |/ IThe 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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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.8 D5 _! D7 I: k5 _
. }- O0 F' Q9 b! i1 j% ~4 `( U/ BIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight., G( p, H* }" I) s$ ]) K
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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.
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$ ]2 W G l5 i$ W: @$ M- FThe 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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+ V0 j7 ^( |( K. @3 _, `+ F. t% ]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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+ m1 t; h% f+ r+ E# O" H0 sSnowball has found his permanent home.
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3 G/ U6 ~2 V' Z( S, [5 X"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |