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

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0 h" j. `. i# _, a1 b! u7 hSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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$ Z1 U' h$ s  G2 e" f4 {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.9 q8 S% k$ t5 P: B

5 B* ^: E) k7 QWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.4 _2 `5 b4 k. J

; k; j' {5 j! [Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.6 h8 R) L/ a- i6 c0 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.3 P, L0 q7 D1 @. B7 H8 l3 U/ E

4 m5 K( }: r4 f; B  Z' g+ M- M9 kThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube., p" p3 _5 r0 O: \  {

0 e; r  t8 k1 M) Y" ?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.1 c0 d8 c1 [0 k! e' x6 {  q6 ]

1 j) f2 l" p. ~( T5 n. OSnowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved."