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

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4 b% `0 ^- p1 [" S* Q- O! HSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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2 R9 \6 {4 ~& j/ Y. b1 }+ }& mThe 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.$ Q' ?6 l( o9 q) h. L  L

) {) ^5 Q$ |6 ^5 n: K) @* DWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.  I8 O! ?8 _% ?1 H( [) h, O
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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.
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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.% l4 }0 n3 }2 B4 `9 Q' f% u

' e" a, ^" Q3 x* {8 n0 SSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."