Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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/ _% U" ^, r0 `% P% ?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.$ b5 G9 M: w3 t
4 _; y* Y- @% H8 K( w3 k. ?When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.2 Y4 {+ @; V7 K# _2 }+ s* W: k; _
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight./ l, W2 p" `! C+ m2 M% G2 T
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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.8 f/ ~+ x, b# i R% {
) l* A) \' Z9 X# S% N' B; _5 rThe 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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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. N% t% Z# U& f( G4 O
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |
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