Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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$ P* Z' }$ ]" V; B' P7 USCHERERVILLE, 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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2 k0 W6 R: _0 G e7 T4 {6 G n' EWhen 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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2 w6 } S4 e$ J+ w$ aIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.+ T0 P7 u/ e3 b7 X- X8 v* m
& h) |5 P; B& B* h1 N/ S+ x"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.
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4 X* I/ [! v! N- s' lThe 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.5 ~. t9 ~; N' \# T+ M, w
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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