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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& ^( ~% \0 |4 {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.( M9 E7 A7 k4 K1 u
+ K* @& ~! c1 ]* Q6 b6 xWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction., j9 F# `( |- @( N& u4 P( d+ |$ x
, R: m4 W: u+ O7 yIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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" D' K7 `. L+ M1 R$ q: K( U"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.& v1 a9 D. ^# T' P1 M7 P
+ y3 H t- x1 ^% k" WThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.2 | f! P9 @; o" X2 S/ g# b, @
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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.2 W5 S4 G$ ~* @2 S1 V
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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* e% ~- w+ E9 Y1 d& ?+ b"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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