The Last Song That Broke Scientists' Hearts

The Last Song That Broke Scientists' Hearts
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The meme brilliantly contrasts stereotypical emotional triggers. While girls are depicted crying over romantic movies, guys are shown mourning something far more profound - the extinction of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird, whose final mating call was recorded in 1987. That haunting recording captures the male bird singing to a mate that would never answer back, as it was the last of its species. It's the ultimate scientific heartbreak - a creature's final evolutionary dead end captured in audio. Men don't cry at Titanic? Please. We're over here devastated by actual ecological tragedy and the permanent loss of biodiversity.

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