A tough old woman called 'Nana' takes charge, reminding them that they are New Yorkers and always survive. They carjack several jeeps from New Yorkers on vacation, leaving the tourists stranded and lost in the jungle. Meanwhile, the penguins set about repairing the plane. Gloria, interested in finding a mate, attracts the attention of a smooth-talking but shallow hippo named Moto Moto. Melman takes on the position of witch doctor amongst the animals. Marty quickly fits into a herd of zebra who all look, sound, and talk exactly like him. Alex is re united with Zuba and his mother. In Africa, the animals are amazed to find more of their kind. Though the plane does fly, it ends up crash-landing in Africa because of lack of fuel. In the present time, set directly following the events of the original movie, Alex, Gloria, Melman, Marty, King Julien, Maurice, and Skipper and his fellow penguins board a repaired airplane in the hopes shot of using it to fly back to New York. There, Alakay is renamed Alex and sent to the Central Park Zoo where he grew up, meeting Gloria, Marty, and Melman. The crate falls into the ocean where it drifts to New York. Though Zuba tries to rescue his son, Alakay is forced into a crate. When another lion named Makunga challenges Zuba to a fight for the position of alpha lion, Alakay is captured by poachers. Though Zuba tries to teach Alakay to be a hunter, the cub is more interested in dancing. As a cub, Alex the lion was called Alakay and was the son of Zuba, the alpha lion.

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