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

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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.; B  E7 I2 w1 v4 }3 Y# ~) N
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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.! x9 V1 T' K5 o( F6 {3 L' r

  k* O: {2 L, S2 @; ^0 iWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.
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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.& j5 l% X1 F% R1 R- L; v- u

; f$ b1 n  \! ~2 rThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.9 \  f4 `- }. ?# _* G9 X5 i+ l- s$ ^

4 `# Z' H% ]7 M1 Z& R& f" K6 QThe 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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* E1 H* l4 W. o, E1 \$ S  WSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."