, ▁K ow al ski , ▁and ▁Rico ▁— ▁def y ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁nature ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁save ▁an ▁egg ▁the ▁other ▁p engu ins ▁believe ▁to ▁be ▁do omed . ▁After ▁saving ▁it ▁from ▁a ▁pack ▁of ▁le op ard ▁se als ▁on ▁an ▁abandoned ▁ship , ▁and ▁accident ally ▁setting ▁themselves ▁ad rift ▁on ▁an ▁ice berg , ▁the ▁egg ▁h atch es ▁into ▁their ▁new ▁member , ▁Private , ▁( before ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁film ). ▁ ▁Ten ▁years ▁later ▁( after ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁film ), ▁the ▁p engu ins ▁decide ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁circ us ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁Private ' s ▁birth day ▁by ▁breaking ▁into ▁Fort ▁Kno x ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁treat ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁dis cont in ued ▁sn ack ▁called ▁" Che e zy ▁D ib bles " ▁in ▁the ▁v ending ▁machine ▁of ▁their ▁break ▁room . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁Private ▁begins ▁to ▁feel ▁out ▁of ▁place ▁with ▁the ▁team , ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁constantly ▁described ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁" secret ary / m asc ot ". ▁ ▁Sud den ly , ▁they ▁are ▁ab duct ed ▁by ▁the ▁machine ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁Ven ice , ▁Italy ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Oct av ius ▁Br ine , ▁a ▁ren owned ▁gen etic ist ▁who ▁reve als ▁he ▁is ▁actually ▁an ▁oct opus ▁named ▁Dave , ▁who ▁has ▁grown ▁res ent ful ▁of ▁p engu ins ▁after ▁their ▁cut eness ▁had ▁him ▁sh unn ed ▁from ▁every ▁zoo ▁and ▁aqu arium