Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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1 `$ h7 d+ G" JSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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: `7 Y0 l) l% P* pThe 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.) z" [4 \2 I4 N1 w# h; _% `
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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.: n3 `( W1 r0 ~9 b( E3 \' k
# {: f6 O6 O- f1 U9 j2 ~* O$ YIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.3 {) T8 e9 g! s6 C: X2 L! y
( M2 M& V3 g7 `+ d# z6 d u9 A"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.* R5 z1 v3 v7 x0 k$ ]2 I% a& u) W. @
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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.
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2 n0 I1 |* A0 }5 eThe 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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- r3 D) u z/ D+ o6 C) _. }% NSnowball has found his permanent home.
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' _ R: z) M3 H( \# W" t"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |