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

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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: X" b% a7 o/ F9 a6 q1 ?  USCHERERVILLE, 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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' o) H- j( Q7 Z, KWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.$ ?8 ~9 J+ f9 }3 a, f) g$ N; [
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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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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+ W( L% a, Z8 x4 j- BThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.  p; F; Z5 b3 J2 X. @4 ^
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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./ P) l8 W0 b! }/ U8 k5 m. Q" B

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4 m2 N# X3 X% }  R9 g6 s4 a9 \) f3 r"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."