rance ▁to ▁their ▁mission , ▁Class ified ▁tran qu il izes ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁sends ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁most ▁remote ▁base ▁( which ▁happens ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁Mad agas car ) ▁but ▁the ▁p engu ins ▁aw aken ▁mid - fl ight ▁and ▁crash ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁Sah ara ▁Des ert ▁before ▁making ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁Shang hai , ▁China , ▁which ▁they ▁mistake ▁for ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland . ▁Disc over ing ▁Dave ' s ▁next ▁target ▁in ▁Shang hai ▁using ▁Dave ' s ▁snow g lo be ▁collection , ▁the ▁p engu ins ▁ship ▁themselves ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁current ▁location ▁and ▁make ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁zoo . ▁Ski pper ▁dis gu ises ▁Private ▁as ▁a ▁mer ma id - ta iled ▁p engu in ▁( a ▁tour ist ▁att raction ) ▁to ▁dist ract ▁Dave ▁from ▁his ▁real ▁target , ▁but ▁Private ▁is ▁captured ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁p engu ins ▁after ▁the ▁North ▁Wind ▁arriv es ▁to ▁put ▁a ▁stop ▁to ▁Dave ' s ▁plan . ▁The ▁p engu ins ▁take ▁the ▁North ▁Wind ' s ▁high - tech ▁plane ▁to ▁give ▁ch ase , ▁but ▁in ad vert ently ▁self - dest ruct ▁the ▁machine . ▁They ▁manage ▁to ▁track ▁Private ▁to ▁an ▁island ▁base , ▁using ▁a ▁tracking ▁device ▁plant ed ▁on ▁him ▁when ▁Class ified ▁d art ed ▁them ▁before ▁plant ing ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁flight ▁to ▁Mad agas car . ▁▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁Dave ▁demonstr ates ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁use ▁the