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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9 G. X8 Y! X* NSCHERERVILLE, 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.. {. |$ F/ a) t- G6 ?

3 e9 D$ m6 g: [5 p3 |6 _  [When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.6 a8 @0 [3 V8 p2 Y+ y
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight." A% _4 M9 E. x: M& {: o( j  ^
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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.5 R5 c) H9 D. m' x. w
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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.  A: {8 T3 M% k6 v

. V* g/ Z' V) B/ i& V% A% [( 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.
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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& O0 T1 [+ w5 g3 @/ k"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."