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

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.7 K; i% F1 D( N9 d4 I
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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.# R8 i! v; i* D
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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.
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# Y/ f3 c6 }6 \5 [7 e3 f0 }Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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( |' I9 q9 ?7 |5 _6 D' G3 u7 S"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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: i; M4 Z6 A3 e0 J& L' m  VThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.  y# ]2 r/ T4 l  M: d; d

" ~5 U; q% K+ `. ?* @# e0 SThe 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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8 P5 B! l3 _2 m, Z1 z"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."