Duo the Owl has mysteriously died, the language-learning platform announced in an unexpected update. On today’s episode of completely unexpected moves in the tech world, the Duolingo owl has mysteriously died.

Following in the claw-steps of Twitter’s blue bird, axed in 2023 after Elon Musk acquired the social media platform and changed its name to X, the owl appears to have fallen victim to a corporate rebrand. In a post on X Tuesday, Duolingo wrote: “It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Duo, formally known as the Duolingo Owl, is dead.

The language app Duolingo has released distressing footage showing the moment their green owl mascot was killed after the company revealed the bird had 'died'