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

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! d( x) j, I4 \& LSCHERERVILLE, 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.4 Q$ m+ y- F) p# A( v
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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.7 C4 L/ R* W( k

& \" E8 R  X0 K: }& y, xIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight." O" L6 ], R# q8 Q

6 N: D3 v: U# E( f4 H9 @5 D. |/ U"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck./ D! l. l- K7 T3 y, n, {& J1 V
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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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" c' E& x8 {+ @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.
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."