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

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8 W! d% ]$ s0 `: M8 uSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys." D0 i% Q8 @3 v

1 H( m3 i8 T: {# K4 d* v; M2 QThe 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.2 O: R6 w# o$ h* w
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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.) f3 l+ A9 T; Z$ r7 B( V  ~
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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' p- l( m; p4 I* U"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.# H0 ]7 ^7 O) G0 m: C

' G0 Q' W" J9 ZThe 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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6 e7 u: A) `2 K4 g7 P  I; J$ CThe 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.& K& I4 A2 m1 ~& u! o

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' s/ ]6 `6 Y( \5 v9 O0 z0 }* y"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."