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.! A! Z2 G# K1 ^7 A' _" g# R

$ n2 d8 |6 p$ A5 z5 Z! yWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.# Z" W+ @% Z" _/ {$ a) Y

3 a. c2 k, C" V1 K0 \& }Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.0 s- L" L, ?& k* b# V( g

1 N5 }& I9 s  v"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.* A  _9 L9 z5 T

+ N$ p% n3 H- G/ P/ w+ }The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.& r6 R* N% o% j  r

; k" C% j# {  O: V: X; \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.
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."