Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.

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" L7 z- t4 \. J7 jSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.% D7 \% Q- t9 F; @) o" o

! ~- v8 y$ s4 l4 AThe 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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5 r* |# G4 G8 d" lWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.7 k0 e% C3 W' O# T( \
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight./ X$ D  ]) x: j( G2 }. D8 M. |
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"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.  O, a, k$ u7 \* K; r$ ~' ?$ U9 m

( a8 V% k6 n9 f8 ^1 {  o% _8 [( u2 FThe 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.) X3 R& D! G. O1 ]6 O4 r7 s& u

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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."