Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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5 _( n* m- Q( f0 {( tSCHERERVILLE, 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.
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; o& f1 {' [, P% G8 m, g! w) n- IWhen 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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$ D2 V3 X! L1 jIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.+ g1 e9 L6 a, Y3 u
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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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' Q& |; v2 }, E! L+ S# g) DThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.* q- d8 S+ e0 ?: ~; Q" |
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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.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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