The Penguins of Madagascar is a spin-off of theMadagascar films.The series follows the adventures of the four penguin protagonists: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private, who perform variousparamilitary-like missions to protect their home in the Central Park Zoo. The penguins often have to deal with problem caused, or made worse, by King Julien XIII (a ring-tailed lemur),Maurice (anaye-aye), and Mort (a mouse lemur).