The Alaotra Grebe was declared extinct on Wednesday.

…And there are tears of happiness in the eyes of the dodoes. They are all brothers now, they and the humans who used to hunt them, brothers in Christ, the little baby they dream now of sitting near, roosting in his stable, feathers at peace, watching over him and his dear face all night long….

He sure could eulogize a bird species. Pour some out for all the extinct flightless and semi-flightless water fowl tonight.