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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' j* b+ v" O1 [- t2 oThe 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./ s8 h" t" g* X8 p8 @! G3 t" e
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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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7 `1 R" F6 s% L* ^' O3 t% r+ NIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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: Q7 L6 ^2 [% ?: a) p"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.+ g& v$ \9 B1 O

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