Duolingo announces death of Duo the Owl, its make-believe mascot: 'He had many enemies' "He probably died waiting for you to do your lesson, but what do we know," Duolingo joked in a statement.

But one company in particular went above and beyond to mourn Duo. Netflix made their own Instagram post about the death of the beloved animated owl, writing, “sending my condolences fr @duolingo.” ...

By Wednesday, Duo’s death was being widely discussed online, with some likening it to the 2020 “death” of Mr. Peanut, who the brand Planters announced had passed away in a pre-Super Bowl ad.

In 2014, Duolingo decided to "gamify" their mascot, making him cuter and more animated, according to Apple Developer. By 2018, the Duo the Owl users know and love (or fear) was released.

Duo was fatally hit by a Tesla Cybertruck, the language-learning company announced this week. The snarky owl has been the face of Duolingo for over a decade. Why his sudden demise, and what's next?

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to members of O.N.E. The Duo — a mother-daughter country duo consisting of Tekitha, a female voice of the Wu-Tang Clan, and Prana, whose dad is Wu-Tang's founder RZA.

Turns out, Duo's death may have just been a ploy to get Duolingo users back on the app to do their language lessons. In a social media post last week, the company said 50 billion XP, or learning ...