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.

The green owl who was the logo of language-learning app Duolingo is no longer. The US company behind the app, which became a household name during the Covid-19 pandemic, has issued an announcement revealing that its cute cartoon owl has died.

Duo, the green owl mascot of the popular language-learning program, Duolingo, has died a violent death, the language-learning app announced Wednesday.