Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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$ \0 U2 W% n$ `$ M( l, b$ Z6 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.& H' Z, B1 J# b
/ e8 h) v; _9 d3 jWhen 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.8 Q, f u" H) D) S1 P* X
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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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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., V; Y3 \' _% X R$ i1 @9 J3 g
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |