Fans of the Ice Age franchise rejoice! A new Scrat short film has debuted in advance of next year's Ice Age: Continental Drift feature film. The first Scrat's Continental Crack-Up short debuted online back in January and played in front of Jack Black's Gulliver's Travels.

This second short has been released and will most likely play in front of Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, out December 16.

This second part picks up where the first short left off, though it seems to serve as a preview for the upcoming fourth Ice Age feature film as Scrat eventually finds himself aboard a pirate ship where Manny, Diego and Sid are being held captive.
 
Both shorts are below and you can also watch them in HD over on Apple. Ice Age: Continental Drift arrives July 13, 2012.
 
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