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.

The viral ‘Nihilist Penguin’ meme is everywhere –\u00A0but what’s really behind the penguin’s mysterious inland walk? A look ...

The “Nihilist Penguin” meme goes viral as a lone penguin walking away from its colony sparks existential debate, political ...