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.1 M2 i, m+ S8 I! _ w
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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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When 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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( F+ c8 z4 G% P4 l$ p. IIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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" ^8 @- d/ w" X( C% e! s+ A"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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Q3 p. C& F! @9 m4 gThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube. A: u ?! c% \. Q7 @7 _
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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.5 L4 v$ G& p4 N9 H, d; q: r# ~ r4 D
u0 G; S' U% @: ~8 u+ J4 lSnowball has found his permanent home.3 t) d) i- y5 `- S. W2 }
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |