But why? The “Nihilist Penguin” refers to a famous scene from Werner Herzog’s documentary Encounters at the End of the World, featuring a disoriented penguin that abandons its colony and heads inland towards the mountains, away from food and safety, seemingly without purpose, leading Herzog to muse on its existential crisis and its potentially fatal, non-conformist path. The term, while catchy, sparks debate, with some seeing pure nihilism and others interpreting it as an act of existential rebe

'Pierre' the rare Northern Rockhopper penguin has become iPad-savvy during a stint of rehabilitation at Perth Zoo. He is experiencing feather moulting problems and is currently not waterproof so cannot be released to the wild. He enjoys watching rockhopper penguin documentaries, livestreams of rockhopper penguins from international zoos and 'Pingu'. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS | 7NEWS Adelaide