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dragoncarrion · 1 year

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I think part of what makes the recording of the last Kaua'i 'o'o so heart wrenching is the fact that thousands, maybe even millions of people have heard the song of that lonely bird, yet the one who that song was meant for never heard it and never will, because they were no more. He didn't know he was the last one calling out in vain

#shortext #istg thats gotta be one of the top 5 saddest fucking audios ever #and the fact that with him not only ended a whole species but a whole family of birds.#this makes me so emo. shit like this is why i want to be an ornithologist. maybe cling onto that tiny sliver of hope #that i can do something #birds

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