By chance, the egg that would later hatch into the penguin Maurice was transported from the South Pole to the jungle on an ice floe. Adopted and raised by a tigress, Maurice now mistakes himself for a tiger, painting on himself the obligatory tiger stripes. When one day the penguins from the South Pole ask him for his help, Maurice embarks on a great adventure with a colorful group of friends.

By chance, the egg that would later hatch into the penguin Maurice was transported from the South Pole to the jungle on an ice floe. Adopted and raised by a tigress, Maurice now mistakes himself for a tiger, painting on himself the obligatory tiger stripes. When one day the penguins from the South Pole ask him for his help, Maurice embarks on a great adventure with a colorful group of friends.