Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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4 o8 w m5 i. {+ E, s" s( l6 U: KSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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* c4 S2 x1 A* B% d$ t- TThe 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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5 Y( p: Y# E) R. T" [6 ~' o, wWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.- M) n' ^5 o; \1 N
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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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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* C$ R1 V: `. l# {The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.2 f, c$ ?# `8 y$ E C% ]
- |& s. R g' _" H* k8 rThe 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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K b4 F7 e, t: M1 DSnowball has found his permanent home.
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* [" E3 u& t! P( m"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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