Alone Penguin on Instagram: "The penguin edit refers to a scene in an animal documentary by Werner Herzog, Encounters at the edge of the world. Audiences have been captivated by the scene of a lone penguin abandoning his group and heading towards the mountains, refusing to be returned. Some have taken it to be an expression of freewill, others have felt it to be a nihilistic rebellion against routine and monotony, and others have taken it to be motivational. The voice of Werner Herzog asks at th

The penguin edit refers to a scene in an animal documentary by Werner Herzog, Encounters at the edge of the world. Audiences have been captivated by the scene of a lone penguin abandoning his group and heading towards the mountains, refusing to be returned. Some have taken it to be an expression of freewill, others have felt it to be a nihilistic rebellion against routine and monotony, and others have taken it to be motivational. The voice of Werner Herzog asks at the end of the clip “but why”,