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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5 x+ I" G$ L% Q7 \+ k! X( _) m# D& aThe 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.7 p K8 v6 `4 }9 B: ^
$ l4 N: D. z( E0 e5 V y" e3 \- \When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.* Q% T9 x1 u r: ^4 E- N% I
: p1 k% Y+ i9 Y( D5 RIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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! c( E" F$ z2 n9 L- c"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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. x- Y# R u! M$ H' pThe 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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5 D+ q5 H, |$ F% f j0 RThe 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.: s, _0 x: ?. s
9 H J* Q7 g m: @+ SSnowball has found his permanent home.; }- L" {: ~+ l5 L6 v9 S4 \
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |