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Tinga Tinga Tales

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.

Series 1
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.
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.
Stories telling a young audience how different animals got their distinctive parts. The animals make Jackal believe that the moon is made of honey.
Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Here, monkeys make Rhino a horn from wood so he can join in the Dance of the Horns.
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.
Stories telling how different animals got their distinctive parts. When Monkey becomes stranded up a mango tree, he asks Crocodile for help.
Series 2
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.
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.
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Once, Eagle did not rule the skies. But when things went wrong for the birds, Eagle saved the day.
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.
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.
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Puffadder did not shed his skin until he learned a lesson from Camel.
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?
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Aardvark did not used to have a sticky tongue, until he got it stuck in the honey log.
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. When Hyena didn't have short back legs, he was always chasing the other animals around.
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Leopard didn't have spots, until one day he met the colourful spotted Puff Adder.
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Chameleon's only colour is dull grey, until one day he stands on a magical rainbow.
Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Wildebeest never used to stampede, until Tortoise tricked them into running away.
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.
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