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.
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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.
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3 r" P- p4 ?5 n9 B" V1 WWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.% j2 ]8 y  O- W

9 ?; ], d5 n8 r- o) O* Q" _5 i) QIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.8 l# n, t% I0 h" D' o
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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.: R$ h1 q/ J2 i

/ m3 g2 p6 W* z3 K3 WThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.% G8 _) c: E& {, E: u: P( S1 Y

; g# l4 @  S' @/ dThe 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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! P7 S0 ]2 u0 |# h* ]: USnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."