Pingu was an extraordinary penguin who was gifted with flight. One day, he sets out from his home in Antarctica to discover why the fish are disappearing from the ocean. When he reaches Africa, he meets a diverse cast of characters, including a gorilla, a bongo, a hippo, an elephant, a giraffe and a zebra, who explain to him that the cause of the problem is none other than man. Pingu has never seen a man, and the other animals explain to him all about mankind's lack of respect for the environment.