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.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Duolingo Owl is dead, according to a statement from the Pittsburgh-based company. Duolingo's owl mascot has become a memeable internet sensation for the way some users of the language learning app think he threatens them to do their lessons.