家畜化されたフェレット性格は基本的に性格は温和です。好奇心旺盛な面も多く、人に慣れる動物です。興奮すると背中を丸めて飛び跳ねたり、頭を左右に動かしたり体をひねってダンスしているような動作をし、Weasel war dance (イタチの戦いの踊り) と呼ばれる自己主張をします。野生のイタチは狩りをする時にダンスのような動きをする動作と同じことから命名されました 〔King et al.2007〕。
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