A viral clip of a penguin heading inland towards mountains, dubbed the 'Nihilist Penguin,' has resonated online as a symbol ...

Documentary footage of a ‘Nihilistic Penguin’ walking toward certain death has gone viral—where did it come from and what does it mean?

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 ...