Weasel war dance

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A ferret in a war dance jump.

The weasel war dance is a colloquial term for a behavior of excited ferrets and weasels. 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 and backwards hops, often accompanied by an arched back, puking or hissing noises, and a frizzy tail. Ferrets are notoriously clumsy in their surroundings during their dance and will often bump into or fall over objects and furniture. Although the weasel war dance may make a ferret appear frightened or angry, they are often just excited and are usually harmless to humans. This term is analogous to binky in rabbits and popcorning in guinea pigs.

The term was popularized by (among others) Scott Adams in the Dilbert comic strip.