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

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! n( m% Z1 S# o& gSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.5 D' f6 W, q7 [1 J# J3 ^' f$ C, y

1 Z; K3 u- m9 y9 M6 m7 uThe 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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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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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.
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0 L& K% F2 g+ l/ P"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.. M3 T6 F+ @- X7 `) L! t7 @6 V

+ W. |  h. U0 m5 \  G/ @The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.4 B9 Y- m- T) _0 D

% a  I" j+ X7 f; `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.: k, F. L8 |( z

7 Y7 v9 ?4 O0 zSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."