Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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8 H' T+ X$ a/ J, W- A6 hSCHERERVILLE, 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.8 M$ A) I1 O! S8 \4 A
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.4 ?: ~+ a" Z8 v/ [/ y: C
$ R5 F2 J4 Z" Y. H0 v$ k"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.4 K& }. a, q4 I6 @
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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., [4 U% O0 e5 @+ y/ 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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4 S& r* w& h1 n: _5 JSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |