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Old 22-11-2009, 09:46 PM
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Re: Weasel taking a sparrow

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Originally Posted by LayLad View Post
I've since read that apparently members of the weasel family can do "crazy dances" to seduce prey - maybe that's what was grabbing the attention of all the sparrows.
This WAB post gives a link to a video of a stoat behaving in the way 'crazy dancing' is often described: Video: Crazy stoat - with a twist!

The thread covers various reasons for the 'dancing', although there seems no evidence that it helps in catching prey.

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