Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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9 }. p* k: h% P; e9 qSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.' E4 Z0 w- P5 R. A# Z( G- l
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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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( H7 K4 D1 V) Q0 ]! G& S9 lWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.8 U+ P$ j: l& H5 W0 D
$ y; o$ i! b) K( X5 JIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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" g1 ^- W" h# T% P' o |"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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# K4 a1 @% D* L& M! @The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. N& \6 ~6 Q, l0 G8 | u( D
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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.: D! q7 M$ @, w+ `6 X1 }: Z; R& A
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |