Duolingo announces the death of the mascot duo The Owl: ‘He had many enemies’

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“He probably died, waiting for you to do your lesson, but what do we know,” joked Duolingo in a statement.

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The rumors are right. Duolingo’s iconic mascot, known for its silly antics, has gone on.

The language-learning app Duolingo announced on Tuesday that its make-faith-mascot, the duo The Owl, mysteriously died, and a cause of death has not been decided.

“It is with great sadness that we advertise the passage for our beloved mascot, the duo The Owl,” a spokesman for Duolingo said in a statement. “For years, he tirelessly reminded millions of making their language teaching – sometimes with gentle nudges, sometimes with pure, unhinged persistence. But even the most merciless birds can only take so much.”

In a statement on social media, Duolingo said Duo’s death is under investigation. In one Follow -up post Shared to X Tuesday Duolingo said “We are currently investigating Jimmy” but did not elaborate.

“We are aware that he had a lot of enemies,” Duolingo said in joke. “Tbh (to be honest), he probably died, waiting for you to do your lesson, but what do we know.”

The company encouraged joking users to share their credit card number “so we can automatically sign up for you to Duolingo Max in his memory.” (A spokesman for the company confirmed that this was a joke and urged users not to disclose their credit card information).

In one Tiktok Video Shared Tuesday, Duolingo -Figures Lily and Zari -seen throughout Duolingo lessons -Berries The Duo’s Coffin to be placed in a Pickup Last Tug Bed and driven away.

Internet responds, mourns

Duo Owl’s loss would mean nothing if the Internet did not prohibit mourning over him as several brands have weighed in to share their condolences.

“But where can we rsvp to the funeral receipt,” Squishmallows Commented Instagram, followed by “How else should I talk to my clients” from the retail company Fashion Nova.

Baskin Robbins commented, “Only the Good (Birds) dies young” and Cheez-It shared, “they died and did what they loved.”

Even the University of Miami left a note Duolingos Tiktok; “Duo, we can’t take this rn (right now). It’s literally our hundred years this year.”

Does ‘Squid Game’ have something to do with the duo’s death?

Although many brands have left notes of love on Duolingo’s social media posts, Netflix went a step further and raised eyebrows among users.

In one Instagram post Dedicated to the owl shared Netflix a video of duo that was removed from the Korean series, “Squid Game.” The caption sounds, “Sends my condolance fr (for real).”

Whether the post is just an ode to the owl or a sneaky clue has not yet been determined, and Netflix did not respond immediately when it was contacted by USA Today for comment Tuesday.

Who was the duo owl?

Duo Keyshauna Renee Lingo, more commonly known as Duo the Owl, was born in 1000 BC. According to one X post made by Duolingo On Tuesday. The silly, animated Green Owl is known for (quite aggressively) to remind users to end their daily lessons.

While Duolingo is haunting his mascot was born in 1000 BC, Duo actually debuted in 2011, the year the app was launched, according to Apple developer. But Duo looked a little different. The original Duolingo logo contained a 2-D owl whose eyes and mouth spelled “Duo.” A year later, the first 3D version of the duo was released with a realistic owl body and two wide eyes staring straight into a user’s soul.

In 2014, Duolingo decided to “Gamify” their mascot, which made him sweeter and more animated, according to Apple developer. In 2018, the duo The Owl users know and love (or fear) are released.

In recent years the duo became increasingly popular as he parodied Pop culture referencesappeared in Scandalous memes And even the collaboration with Netflix to promote “Squid Game.”

Duo has also been known for Idolize pop star Dua LipaAs the two share similar names.

In its Social Media DeclarationDuolingo shared: “We appreciate you respected Dua Lipa’s privacy at this time.” From Tuesday afternoon, Lupa had not sent about the deceased mascot.

Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA Today. Follow her on X and Instagram @GretalCross. History idea? E -Mail her on [email protected].