Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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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.
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: [' f: \% ] R) X! ^When 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. k! y1 z' B( R ], Y
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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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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.7 [9 o+ w: F5 r5 y0 Y# s' G
9 @. n! @/ `, Z* 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., M( N% v8 y- H" y! A; m
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4 r' Y7 j6 }" \/ S"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |