Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
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 ! D  |: l( @" i6 G0 S9 [$ dSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.8 G6 v, f- [" Y2 m0 k# s
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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.
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 5 N' ^- V% {6 A0 y* zWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.5 q9 ]5 z$ p1 j/ A' k+ t8 v
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 Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.  u; i0 p3 k- c9 [/ [" p! n, ?
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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., i" e0 @" B* s( B" r
 
 + u# T' }4 m% S* v2 D! g' L  }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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 / ~* [6 U. U* @. C8 J' {"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."
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