P’nut, an Instagram-famous squirrel that was seized and euthanized by New York state and entered the political fray before the election, was negative for rabies, state officials said Tuesday.

It featured an animated squirrel standing upright with its front paws raised, capturing widespread attention when it appeared on the Instagram account stupid.fricken.meme later that year.

According to online sources like Know Your Meme, the phrase first emerged on MemeCreator.org, where an image of an animated squirrel looking excitedly surprised was paired with the caption.

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