Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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3 d; L b7 T5 x: p; h% N# }SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.$ r R @ E% l5 M
+ [( _, d, `* v% H/ mThe 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., t9 I2 E4 M- C
d" l! y, H+ j2 s% Q- w9 zWhen 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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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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. Q; J- k: ~5 `9 C& s1 VThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.8 {7 u1 U& T. w6 a- L# A6 _
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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.3 y! ]# W5 L7 k8 C4 K# p8 x
( [8 W6 K. D6 j% E5 c"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |