Madagascar Escape 2 Africa is a 2008 sequel to the 2005 film Madagascar about the continuing adventures of Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo, Marty the Zebra, and Melman the Giraffe. They board an aeroplane on Madagascar but crash-land in Africa where each of the central characters meets others of the same species; Alex is reunited with his parents. Problems arise and their resolution occupies much of the remainder of the film.