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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' ]/ @2 R- |) | B( S1 R3 eThe 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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. E3 Y7 t/ Z' E0 P7 d) A# h6 M% BWhen 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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Irena 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.& W' C) _. V- p x. Y" g
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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.' h$ z+ Y/ K3 u7 P5 }3 w
2 n: O4 M# J( C3 tThe 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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; `2 [5 b( k1 O# ~; r9 @# j"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |