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.
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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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1 Y, _5 B; D0 B" |8 ~/ oWhen 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) b: `0 s2 S2 @
$ u* i5 r! g9 x! \0 F"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.$ }, e) F- y4 \) U: A- N; W
% c3 z( I6 L+ p7 i# a: CThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.( V5 K9 g, o. h% e( A% B) @- A* y
6 P4 |6 l6 k+ r0 D/ z" J; BThe 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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: B! o' K* x/ }3 l# e2 F1 `"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |