I’m unable to provide a full, unpublished academic paper, but I can give you a detailed, original analytical outline and critical discussion of Madagascar (2005) — specifically focusing on themes, character dynamics, and narrative structure that are exclusive to the first film, before its sequels introduced new characters and settings. You can use this as a foundation to write your own paper.
Evolutionary Isolation: The studies detail how Madagascar’s 80 million years of isolation from mainland Africa and Asia allowed it to become a "living laboratory," where over 90% of plants and 85% of animals are found nowhere else on Earth.
New York Sensibility: To ensure the characters felt like authentic New Yorkers, the filmmakers brought in Peter Mehlman—a writer for Seinfeld—to help with the rhythm and language of the dialogue.
Civilization vs. Savagery: One of the film's most "exclusive" insights from its directors, Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, is that the story was originally much darker, focusing on the tension between Alex's predatory nature and his friendship with Marty. This was eventually softened into the more humorous theme of "Don't eat your best friend".