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.
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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.) k4 L4 Z2 W1 P9 O
\0 d/ z" q4 S3 o8 w0 ~3 rWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction./ W& _. w) o5 j5 o2 ]
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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8 M" |2 ]* A: D, n"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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/ _9 k5 ~$ l$ h2 ^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.1 b% W {/ n7 ~6 I1 ^
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |