https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDRY0CmcYNU
1987 recording of the last Kauaʻi ʻōʻō trying to call a mate not knowing he was the last of his species. The pauses are for the female to join in the duet. These birds mated for life.
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Sad , Has happened to a man in the Amazon he is the last of his tribe
The Man of the Hole (also known as “Indian of the Hole”, Portuguese: índio do buraco) is a man indigenous to Brazil who lives alone in the Amazon rainforest. He is believed to be the last surviving member of his tribe.[1] It is unknown what language he speaks or what his tribe was called.[1][2] The term “Man of the Hole” is a nickname used by officials[3] and the media; his real name is unknown.
Other people first became aware of the Man of the Hole’s isolated existence in 1996.[3][5] The rest of his tribe was probably killed in a number of clashes with ranchers and loggers in the 1980s and 1990s, with one expert explaining that “he should not be seen as a recluse hiding from society. The man is the survivor of a genocide. He didn’t choose to live alone.”[3] In 2007, the Brazilian government’s Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI) “declared a 31-square-mile [8,029 hectare] area around him off-limits to trespassing and development.”[5] His territory was later expanded by 11.5 square miles (3,000 hectares).[1] Brazil’s constitution, ratified in 1988, had already granted indigenous people rights to lands they had traditionally inhabited.[2][5] Since the reserve’s establishment, FUNAI has monitored him and tried to prevent intrusions into his area.[3] Despite this, the Man of the Hole was attacked by gunmen in 2009 but managed to survive.[4][7][8][9]
Though he has avoided further direct contact with others, the Man of the Hole is aware that he is monitored by outsiders. FUNAI has occasionally left gifts of tools and seeds for him, and thus “engendered a certain level of trust”. He sometimes signals to observing teams to avoid pitfalls he dug either as defense or to trap animals. In 2018, FUNAI released a video of him in order to raise global awareness of the threats to the uncontacted peoples in Brazil.[3] In the video, the man, now believed to be in his 50s, appeared to be in good health
One can only imagine how melodious the jungles were, back in the day.
Sadly this is a world of big pharma, big media and big corporations.