Here’s the story behind a viral video of a baby red squirrel munching on seeds

As an amateur wildlife photographer, Dani Connor was always interested in what an animal looked like. The irony is that what made her famous — and turned her from amateur to professional — was what an animal sounds like.

That animal was a squirrel.

A 7-week-old red squirrel, to be precise. Last year, Connor recorded it with a camera and microphone in a forest in Sweden. As it nibbled on sunflower seeds that it turned in its little paws like tiny ears of corn, the squirrel emitted squeaks, grunts and burps that quite possibly exceed the recommended daily allowance of cute.