Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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4 g4 |* i' L& GSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.5 l6 a/ F! e0 Y. W% c2 l
[, R! S6 S/ M: CThe 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./ A2 C/ X4 e+ M2 m
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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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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.3 ~& d8 t* x0 \% B: w: P
5 E! t7 W+ p" Q1 N2 o- O"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.) K/ a3 Y5 E. m1 e) ^" x* t
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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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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.! B8 E. e$ U0 H3 v
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$ o; _0 m) J9 y" P, g"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |