Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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* i4 U; T: N0 @; n0 h# R: W! gSCHERERVILLE, 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.% k( u) d' B! G, x( Y! v) e
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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.5 E) f1 V3 A9 k ?9 P% t3 E
?; A t4 M, ^8 R M H3 {) c' D) VIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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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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% R% z: u* p/ H. sThe 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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+ v( m, {7 H. @. S ^- |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.4 Q+ ~9 @% ^% ?
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Snowball has found his permanent home.5 ], D8 Y/ ~$ p. Z0 q
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |