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?

Duolingo has said goodbye to their mascot, Duo the Owl, prompting confusion and mixed reactions from the internet. In a statement shared on all social media platforms, Duolingo explained that Duo was dead,

Duolingo’s green bird is no more. The company announced on Tuesday that Duo the Owl is ‘dead’ and ‘authorities’ are ‘investigating’. Soon, the internet was flooded with memes mourning the death of the cute but annoying mascot.