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Series 2 - Why Squirrel Gathers Nuts
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Lion summons all the animals to pull together and help find food for everyone in Tinga Tinga.
26-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Mole Lives Underground
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. The noise of Elephant's snoring, Jackal's howling and Owl's twit-twooing gets too much for Mole.
25-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Cricket Chirrups
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. There was a time when Cricket couldn't do anything useful, and it was beginning to get him down.
24-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Skunk Smells
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. There was a time when Skunk didn't smell, until one day Baboon tricked Skunk into tasting the smellyfruit.
23-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Eagle Rules The Skies
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. There was a time when Eagle did not rule the skies.
22-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Puffadder Sheds His Skin
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Puffadder did not shed his skin, until he learned a lesson from Camel.
20-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Buffalo Has Horns
Children's animation about how different animals became distinctive. Buffalo lives near the swamp, until one day it moves and he has to find a new home.
19-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Guinea Fowl Has Dots
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Tortoise challenges Guinea Fowl to find out why the top of Mount Tinga Tinga shines.
18-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Bushbaby Has Big Eyes
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. There was a time when Bushbaby did not have big eyes, until she saw Majitu the Great Giant.
17-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Parrot Can't Keep A Secret
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Parrot cannot open his beak, until one day when he sees a beast steal Lion's mane.
16-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Whale Spouts
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. A storm carries Whale from the ocean to the Waterhole, where she gets stuck. How will she get out?
15-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Aardvark Has A Sticky Tongue
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Aardvark did notused to have a sticky tongue, until he got it stuck in the honey log.
14-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Peacock Struts
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Peacock wants to have the biggest and the best tail in Tinga Tinga.
13-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Baboon Has A Bare Bottom
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. There was a time when Baboon was very naughty, until the other animals taught him a lesson.
12-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Hummingbird Hums
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Songbird realises she can hum much better than she can sing, and so becomes Hummingbird.
11-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Flea Jumps
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Flea is very big and very round until she tries jumping as exercise.
10-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Ants Work Together
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Ants didn't work together until one brave young ant told them that together they could do anything.
09-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Hyena Has Short Back Legs
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. When Hyena didn't have short back legs, he was always chasing the other animals around.
08-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Leopard Has Spots
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Leopard didn't have spots, until one day he met the colourful spotted Puff Adder.
07-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Chameleon Changes Colour
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Chameleon's only colour is dull grey, until one day he stands on a magical rainbow.
05-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Wildebeest Stampede
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Wildebeest never used to stampede, until Tortoise tricked them into running away.
04-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Camel Has A Hump
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Here, how Camel got very thirsty and drank so much that a hump full of water appeared on his back.
03-03-2021
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Series 2 - Why Ostrich Sticks Her Head In The Ground
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Ostrich was once covered in feathers but wasn't very good at flying at all.
02-03-2021
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Series 1 - Why Woodpecker Pecks
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. There was a time when Woodpecker didn't peck. All the birds made a sound, but not Woodpecker.
01-03-2021
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Series 1 - Why Flamingo Stands On One Leg
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Flamingo stands on one leg so she doesn't take up space at the water hole.
28-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Zebra Has Stripes
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Zebra tries on a black coat to hide better in the savannah, but it is too tight.
21-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Crocodile Has A Bumpy Back
Stories telling young children how animals got their distinctive parts. Here, the story of how Crocodile got his bumpy back and became grumpy.
20-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Tickbird Sits On Hippo's Back
Stories about how animals got their unique characteristics. Tickbird challenges Hippo to see who can drink the most in a single gulp.
14-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Bat Hangs Upside Down
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Bat loves scaring the other animals by saying boo, so they teach him a lesson.
12-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Lion Roars
Stories telling how different animals got their distinctive characteristics. Following Flea's advice, Lion goes to the great cave of Tinga Tinga to get his roar back.
11-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Hare Hops
Stories telling how animals got their unique qualities. Hare was one of the speediest animals in Tinga Tinga and no-one would race him, until Tortoise arrived.
10-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Porcupine Has Quills
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. How Porcupine lost her soft coat to naughty Jackal and replaced it with quills.
09-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Hippo Has No Hair
Stories telling a young audience how different animals got their distinctive parts. There was a time when Hippo had lots of hair, and she was always hot.
08-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Frog Croaks
Stories telling how different animals got their distinctive parts. The birds trick poor old Frog into a singing duel, and his voice is reduced to a ribbit.
07-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Jackal Howls At The Moon
Stories telling a young audience how different animals got their distinctive parts. The animals make Jackal believe that the moon is made of honey.
06-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Rhino Charges
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Here, monkeys make Rhino a horn from wood so he could join in the Dance of the Horns.
05-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Warthog Is So Ugly
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Once Warthog was really rather handsome but the animals grew tired of his boasting.
04-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Monkeys Swing In The Trees
Stories telling how different animals got their distinctive parts. When Monkey becomes stranded up a mango tree, he asks Crocodile for help.
03-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Mosquito Buzzes
Tinga Tinga Tales tells a modern, young audience why animals are as they are. Mosquito's tales send the whole of Tinga Tinga into a complete panic.
02-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Caterpillar Is Never In A Hurry
Stories telling how animals got their distinctive parts. Caterpillar is never in a hurry, even when all the other animals are racing around.
01-02-2021
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Series 1 - Why Vulture Is Bald
Stories telling a modern, young audience how different animals got their distinctive parts. Vulture's crown of beautiful feathers gets burnt by the sun.
31-01-2021
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Series 1 - Why Spider Has A Tiny Waist
Stories telling how different animals got their distinctive parts. Greedy Spider hears of four feasts in Tinga Tinga and wants to go to them all.
30-01-2021
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Series 1 - Why Hen Pecks At The Ground
Animal stories. Hen borrows a needle from her friend to sew herself a coat, but the needle gets lost. From then on, Hen pecks the ground looking for it.
29-01-2021
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Series 1 - Why Lizard Always Hides Under Rocks
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. The animals teach greedy Lizard a lesson when he pinches their food.
28-01-2021
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Series 1 - Why Owl's Head Turns All The Way Round
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Owl becomes a night guard when mangoes start disappearing.
27-01-2021
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Series 1 - Why Tortoise Has A Broken Shell
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. When Tortoise fell and landed on his shiny shell, it broke into pieces.
26-01-2021
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Series 1 - Why Giraffe Has A Long Neck
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Giraffe had a short neck until her head became stuck in a honey tree.
25-01-2021
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Series 1 - Why Elephant Has A Trunk
Stories telling a modern, young audience how different animals got their distinctive parts. The story of how Elephant got his trunk.
24-01-2021
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Series 2 - Why Meerkat Is Always On The Lookout
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Meerkat never stays still for very long, until she bumps into the Sleeping Stones.
22-01-2021
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Series 2 - Why Cheetah Has Tears
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Cheetah was once faster than even the Wind, until one day they had a race.
24-10-2020
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Series 2 - Why Bees Sting
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. There is a honey shortage in Tinga Tinga and something has to be done. Luckily, Tortoise has a cunning plan.
13-10-2018
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Series 1 - Why Snake Has No Legs
Stories telling a young audience how different animals got their distinctive parts. Snake had hundreds of legs, until he swapped them all for Millipede's eyes.
02-08-2018
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