Weasel war dance
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The weasel war dance is a behavior of extremely excited ferrets. The war dance usually follows play or the successful capture of a toy or a stolen object. It consists of a frenzied series of sideways hops, often accompanied by an arched back, panting or hissing noises, or a frizzy tail.
Although the weasel war dance may make a ferret appear frightened or angry, they are often just excited and are usually harmless to humans.
The concept of weasel war dance was presented to the world by (among others) Scott Adams in the Dilbert strips: as far as allegedly performed by humans or fictional characters, the weasel war dance is a war dance spoof.