Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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0 C$ C( m6 d5 j6 Q5 v& J4 q" LSCHERERVILLE, 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.8 u$ f" n9 w+ H1 N0 o/ P& O+ |
/ G% t2 a6 ~' J, T. h8 SWhen 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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n1 v9 C) f* K7 r5 A, e+ C. FIrena 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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0 j$ ? B7 [: x1 @& ~" ZThe 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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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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) u" v4 o; i7 p+ s"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |