Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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8 Y4 h) z/ L7 f: @6 K/ QSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys. F: S1 N2 I1 T9 c
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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., N$ Q% b+ b) \& O5 Y! _7 n, U7 \
8 @2 P( _' o% {7 n7 \When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.* {* V; S8 s/ y. N
% d) x$ h/ x) ]9 }" pIrena 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.) I+ |& @: q# l
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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. M h1 L1 n; I* I3 c) w* d" b- L
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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. O n }$ R& G! X
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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