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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$ G! I9 }0 R9 b( QWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.# c# x! c% v* l  @' {* z$ I7 t

% ^. B& f' B4 C1 \& ?Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.0 F. g, e1 ?# c5 L& d

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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.
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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.. u8 J# t, Z$ B% ]) N/ j4 R. N

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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."