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This is a squirrel absolutely freaking out – adorably – about dropping a nut from a high place. The little guy must have been fantasizing about that nut all day. He must have been saving it for a rainy day; one of those particularly stressful days after whatever squirrel equivalent to a desk job he was doing.

This photo, even though it’s of a tiny animal with a tiny animal brain, invokes the same choked-up emotions we get when we see a small child drop an ice cream cone. We hear the squirrel community is starting a Kickstarter campaign to help make up for this little dude’s pain and suffering.

Here in Japan, where squirrels are actually a rare sight, the Interweb is exploding with adoration for the overnight-celebrity sciuridae:

“This is the best reaction ever.”

“I totally understand this little guy’s feeling.”

“This is way too cute.”

“It’s so cute I think I am going to die.”

We’d have to agree with these reactions. The little guy’s cuteness is just enough to make us forget that squirrels are basically large rats, harbingers of disease and actually a little dangerous when provoked, but damned if we don’t want to give this little squirrel a huge sack of condolence nuts.

Source: Naver Matome
Feature photo: The Daily Mail, Headline photo: Wikimedia Commons