A clip from Werner Herzog’s 2007 documentary Encounters at the End of the World went viral on TikTok at the beginning of 2026, depicting the doomed fate of a strangely stubborn penguin.

A lone penguin from Werner Herzog’s Antarctica documentary becomes a viral symbol of burnout. Here’s what it means and where ...

Social media users have embraced the penguin—now colloquially known as the "nihilist penguin" or the "depressed penguin"—as a ...

A new, feathery, meme is spreading on social media. People are posting clips from a 2007 documentary showing a penguin ...

A lone penguin's inland walk from a Werner Herzog documentary has now become a viral meme, as it symbolises modern emotional ...

TikTok comment confusing the whole internet with its button remarks to everyone jumping on sharing their 2016 snaps in an ...

Instead of heading to the nourishing sea with the rest of the colony, a lone bird will turn around. It starts walking toward ...

Looking for the viral penguin walking alone to the mountains? The clip, often called the “nihilist penguin,” comes from a ...

Every few months, the internet latches onto an image that somehow captures a collective mood. In early 2026, that image turned out to be a penguin, quietly, almost stubbornly, walking away from ...

A captivating clip from Werner Herzog's documentary 'Encounters at the End of the World' features a solitary penguin striding aimlessly into a desolate, icy terrain. This viral sensation invites ...

The Nihilist Penguin or the currently popular Lonely Penguin has been trending for the past few weeks because it has become a ...

The 'nihilist penguin' walks inland in Antarctica, inspiring internet memes. Werner Herzog documented the penguin's 'death march' in his film. Experts explain the penguin's behaviour.