Talk:Weasel war dance

It is requested that a video clip or video clips be included in this article to improve its quality.

Meaning of "ferret"

The meaning of "ferret" in this article is somewhat ambiguous. Is this behavior present in wild mustelids, or only the domestic ferret species? Fledchen 19:59, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Video

Any chance of one? Sounds like a thing to see! :D

Yahoo!'s video search identified one. Scroll down to "Duncan freaks out!" It doesn't quite look like a weasel war dance to me, but the bed may be messing it up. BioTube 01:51, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

More current video example

The video referenced in the last comment is no longer in that location. I tried inserting the link to the video at:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBz-_6bxiEQ

into the reference section of the article, but some bot removed it. Since the article is about specific behavior, some video showing an example of that behavior would be apropriate. The youtube video I linked may not be the best video for this purpose. (edited 24 June 2011) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.133.62.41 (talk) 14:26, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I put the video back; it was automatically deleted by a bot designed to block spamming external links. Cheers, Oreo Priest ^talk 19:36, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Original link was broken, so I updated the video link to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xohoSG12lfE which seems to be the intended target. It was already bot-reverted once, I undid the bot revert per talk page instructions, but if it gets removed again, please make it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xohoSG12lfE --98.166.74.225 (talk) 23:07, 14 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Any scientific analysis?

Has the purpose of the dance been interpreted in any rigorous biological way by anyone. I would speculate from the top of my head that it is a result from sometimes the ferrets in the wild having to chase their prey several times before they finally catch it. But I would love to see if some genuine scientist has explored the issue. -- Cimon Avaro; on a pogostick. 11:17, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes - it is actually associated often with a method of hunting, confusing prey before going in for the kill. However, there is some debate. This is nicely summarized in a book published in 2007: http://books.google.com/books?id=5ae9c7GO_cUC —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.118.38.22 (talk) 16:23, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dilbert link?

Can we get a footnote on that Dilbert comic? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.182.179.40 (talk) 23:57, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I approve of the description

I cannot add to the article as it is, although I will translate it in french; however, I concur. The description is absolutely well done. I live with a ferret, and I simply laughed while I read it: I could see my Fripouille perfectly in the description. Concerning the theory about why they do it: I can add that I have seen it during play, more precisely while running after me, or running away from me. That was my 2 cent worth. Mandragorae (talk) 03:45, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]