Mourn the death of the Duolingo owl with these comforting memes about Duo’s tragic passing

Duo, the Duolingo owl, is dead. This much is true. Why is another question, and as we all collectively process this untimely loss all we have are endless questions. Duolingo said in a statement to The Tab “We can confirm the statements in our recent social posts are true. It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mascot, Duo the Owl. For years, he tirelessly reminded millions to do their language lessons—sometimes with gentle nudges, sometimes with sheer, unhinged persistence. But even the most relentless of birds can only take so much. Our app icon reflects this tragic loss with ‘Dead Duo’. There is an ongoing investigation that we cannot comment on extensively at this time. We know no owl as dedicated as Duo just drops dead without a story. Keep an eye on our social channels as we uncover the shocking (and possibly absurd) truth behind his untimely demise.” It’s a harrowing time, but the only thing getting us through the Duolingo owl Duo dying and grieving through the death are these memes about it.

Some respite in these trying times is all you can hope for.

1. GRAPHIC CONTENT

I have footage of the Duolingo Owl dying https://t.co/HncVsofntV pic.twitter.com/QLr19Dv97t

— Murdoink (@Murdoink) February 11, 2025

2. No one mourns the owl

THE DUOLINGO OWL IS DEAD pic.twitter.com/M0COKb4iIP

— ed (@erar97) February 11, 2025

3. A very sobering day for all 

clocking out of work and reading the duolingo owl is dead- pic.twitter.com/V01B1JHHv1

— wan (@sainthehuman) February 11, 2025

4. Much to think about

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This tweet implies that the Duolingo owl was alive for the genocide of the Aztec and Maya and made no effort to preserve their languages https://t.co/5wm9yN9OhM

— Ryan Blomquist (@officialblom) February 11, 2025

5. Milking it tbf

that duolingo owl is such an attention seeking skank

— tanner (@PISCESGRLY) February 11, 2025

6. Too soon

duo the owl has been eliminated pic.twitter.com/Qly2NAYbWH

— Netflix (@netflix) February 11, 2025

7. Clock it

Sorry, Duo… but Death is not an escape… https://t.co/l6CwkGCZYZ pic.twitter.com/xR8sEiW6gF

— Dead by Daylight (@DeadbyDaylight) February 11, 2025

8. We need a collective time period off work to grieve this

it’s mfs dying THAT AIN’T NVR DIED BEFOREEEE OMFG !!!! https://t.co/jLJIhP0G96

— ⭐️IT GIRL⭐️ (@aliyahInterlude) February 11, 2025

9. David’s dead just got upstaged by DUO’S DEAD

https://t.co/K8j8pIxHuo pic.twitter.com/aznp8lino1

— tom (@th0m4sd4v1d) February 11, 2025

10. And goodness knows the owl’s die alone…

Yes… I-I mean I did know her. That is our paths did cross, at school https://t.co/RxcZd3n0HQ

— phil 🧨 (@snarkilytm) February 11, 2025

11. No you’re in bits

https://t.co/m0K8pqgmsM pic.twitter.com/1KzNDUAnMW

— Halo (@Halo) February 11, 2025

12. OOP

hmmmm https://t.co/lClDBomSBJ pic.twitter.com/HKiNzIzFh1

— cakejumper 🍰🦊 (@Itscakejumper) February 11, 2025

13. Well it ain’t happening

i want to open twitter just one time and have a normal feed https://t.co/tMzJBLbdWe

— mae🫧 (@iatemychild01) February 11, 2025

14. Quirky x

The Duolingo marketing team deciding to kill off the owl pic.twitter.com/IctqVnOimU

— Steven Bonaventure x (@absolutegazelle) February 11, 2025

I can’t take this anymore – the fact that Duo is dead and the Duolingo owl is no more – but may the memes live forever.

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