While I will say that is a very good photo of a squirrel on many levels; there is the baby/child, puppy/kitten syndrome where the viewers are not looking at the image as a creative piece but responding emotionally to the subject. It also happens in my work environment, where one can take an incredible image of an unknown personality and then on the other hand take a mediocre image of Brad Pitt and the people in the office go crazy for the Brad Pitt image