Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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i. m2 R! `* l' S! x4 G2 @SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.* G* j, |$ |/ R3 N) A
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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.% Q% Z, C+ S( v! X6 N/ k) J3 P- n
' m/ S% [0 ]4 D) Q7 GWhen 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.9 v5 E0 A. V8 W, x2 d/ m6 I6 R
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+ h0 z, z7 ^& B8 }8 WThe 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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Snowball has found his permanent home.) N& p C, d5 u8 b( `
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |