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

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' C5 `7 E' e" F& F& p+ U; M1 h- pSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.# i# ^3 G  y6 _0 w4 j5 e
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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.6 V- I( `' _2 g) i3 n9 ~- S

! x0 m: e* ]( r/ J# t5 Q7 P5 d% }When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction., x" n+ L3 v5 _& y! x

5 g3 F: P2 Q7 {. R* QIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight., T+ {# u1 ?+ R" ?9 w: p5 r) c
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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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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.# ^! \0 a  V  [- ?( c

& e0 }% C1 w6 a* [8 [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.: j: Z" L1 b% A7 Z$ v$ K) K# _5 O+ c

' ~) `3 V5 P- T. O! |. ]7 C. v4 dSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."