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Re:U.S. declares more than 20 species extinct after exhausti... by Johnny555 on Thursday September 30, 2021 @05:11PM (#28711362)
Scientists have a recording of the mating call of the last known Kauaʻi ʻōʻō that could never be answered.

https://youtu.be/5THqAY3u5oY?t=44

"That's the last male of a species... singing for a female, who will never come.... he is totally alone.... and now his voice is gone."

I find that to be very sad

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Re:U.S. declares more than 20 species extinct after exhausti... by LeoPanthera on Friday October 01, 2021 @02:18AM (#28715240)
Doubly tragic, because the ōʻōʻāʻā was the last member of the Mohoidae species family. Its extinction marks the termination of an entire family of species.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohoidae

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Re:U.S. declares more than 20 species extinct after exhausti... by curiousgal on Friday October 01, 2021 @01:30AM (#28714933)
Came for the cynical comments, stayed for the tears (个_个)
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Re:U.S. declares more than 20 species extinct after exhausti... by evanb on Friday October 01, 2021 @01:37AM (#28714982)
There’s a beautiful episode of The Anthropocene Reviewed in which John Green explores this recording.

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/anthropocene-reviewed/e...

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Re:U.S. declares more than 20 species extinct after exhausti... by Diederich on Thursday September 30, 2021 @05:26PM (#28711504)
That tore me up.
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Re:U.S. declares more than 20 species extinct after exhausti... by bodono on Saturday October 02, 2021 @08:00AM (#28727885)
Even more tragic is that after the bird flew away the scientist played back the recording and the endling returned, thinking it another from its own species.
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Re:U.S. declares more than 20 species extinct after exhausti... by EForEndeavour on Thursday September 30, 2021 @10:50PM (#28713946)
This was incredibly moving. Thanks for sharing.
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