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

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% L3 ?" a+ x, k4 VSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.* m3 [3 ~4 ?2 J3 G# @1 r! z

! }, `  A. W% k/ PThe 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.% @* |8 Q# f/ c; Y" K  i

: F1 t3 H1 Y: K6 m; t1 N# LWhen 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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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.6 ]4 o1 {3 @* E4 O# `: b4 Q+ ^

9 W! a2 \" P, U/ yThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.- L. W( M5 w3 j

1 o, F( o+ m6 y6 n: x: E; |( d* w* QThe 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.& b  ?6 d' k& n5 I8 V2 h$ c
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Snowball has found his permanent home.( E7 a" G: r+ \1 J' \* y; A

- T/ D: U. `7 \3 V8 S7 b- x"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."