Showing kindness doesn’t cost a thing, but its impact is always worth its weight in gold. We typically experience kindness from other humans, but all living creatures are capable making a kindness connection, even across species.

A sweet squirrel is certainly proof of that. Originally shared in a since-deleted TikTok and then an abandoned Reddit subforum, r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses, an astonishing video of a heartfelt but indirect interaction between a woman and the squirrel she’s been feeding continues to make its rounds on the Internet since it was first posted a year ago. The footage is unbelievable and totally wholesome.

squirrel leaves a cookie as gratitude for the woman who daily feeds him byu/i-am-ampersand inAnimalsBeingGeniuses

The mystery behind the mystery cookie

The moment appears to have been captured by the woman’s security or ring camera........

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