Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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3 z/ Z. Z" k: V' ^ QSCHERERVILLE, 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.
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; W8 ?. ~* C, ^. ?/ h% q, n2 K' k3 HWhen 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.! b" M' c0 c; E9 L% }! b7 |
' l7 W) _$ f( m5 S) [3 N; ]"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 couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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+ C' O W, V; Y0 U! E: K7 m. v+ WThe 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.( ?9 E. s' ~0 c8 b# G
( M. b2 x! n! }% r: U( S8 BSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |