Tinga Tinga Tales

S1 · E1 — Why Elephant Has A Trunk

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Why Elephant Has A TrunkE1 · 12 min

You see there was a time when Elephant had no nose. He couldn't swat away the flies, or scrub his belly - he couldn't even blow his nose. Then one day snappy Crocodile snapped! Crocodile pulled and he pulled and he pulled - until ker-doing! Crocodile let go and Elephant's nose was all long and wiggly! And that's why Elephant has a trunk. Tales from Africa.

Why Snake Has No LegsE2 · 12 min

You see there was a time when Snake did have legs - hundreds and hundreds of them. But poor old Snake had no eyes, not a single one. Then on the day of the great Tinga Tinga Festival of Colours, Snake quite literally bumped into Millipede, who was stuck in a hole. They decided to swap eyes and legs just for one day, so that Snake could see all the wonderful colours and Millipede could run all over Tinga Tinga. But when Snake came back to return Millipede's eyes, Millipede couldn't be found anywhere! So to this day, Snake has no legs.

Why Hippo Has No HairE3 · 45 min
Why Tortoise Has a Broken ShellE4 · 45 min
Why Hen Pecks the GroundE5 · 45 min
Why Bat Hangs Upside DownE6 · 45 min
Why Warthog Is So UglyE7 · 45 min
Why Owl's Head Turns All the Way RoundE8 · 45 min
Why Monkeys Swing in TreesE9 · 45 min
Why Tickbird Sits on Hippo's BackE10 · 45 min
Why Frog CroaksE11 · 45 min
Why Spider Has a Tiny WaistE12 · 45 min
Why Vulture is BaldE13 · 45 min
Why Giraffe Has a Long NeckE14 · 45 min
Why Porcupine Has QuillsE15 · 45 min
Why Lizard Hides Under RocksE16 · 45 min
Why Crocodile Has a Bumpy BackE17 · 45 min
Why Jackal Howls at the MoonE18 · 45 min
Why Hare HopsE19 · 45 min
Why Mosquito BuzzesE20 · 45 min
Why Rhino ChargesE21 · 45 min
Why Caterpillar is Never in a HurryE22 · 45 min
Why Lion RoarsE23 · 45 min
Why Zebra Has StripesE24 · 45 min
Why Flamingo Stands on One LegE25 · 45 min
Why Woodpecker PecksE26 · 45 min

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Why Snake Has No Legs

You see there was a time when Snake did have legs - hundreds and hundreds of them. But poor old Snake had no eyes, not a single one. Then on the day of the great Tinga Tinga Festival of Colours, Snake quite literally bumped into Millipede, who was stuck in a hole. They decided to swap eyes and legs just for one day, so that Snake could see all the wonderful colours and Millipede could run all over Tinga Tinga. But when Snake came back to return Millipede's eyes, Millipede couldn't be found anywhere! So to this day, Snake has no legs.

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Why Elephant Has A TrunkE1 · 12 min

You see there was a time when Elephant had no nose. He couldn't swat away the flies, or scrub his belly - he couldn't even blow his nose. Then one day snappy Crocodile snapped! Crocodile pulled and he pulled and he pulled - until ker-doing! Crocodile let go and Elephant's nose was all long and wiggly! And that's why Elephant has a trunk. Tales from Africa.

Why Snake Has No LegsE2 · 12 min

You see there was a time when Snake did have legs - hundreds and hundreds of them. But poor old Snake had no eyes, not a single one. Then on the day of the great Tinga Tinga Festival of Colours, Snake quite literally bumped into Millipede, who was stuck in a hole. They decided to swap eyes and legs just for one day, so that Snake could see all the wonderful colours and Millipede could run all over Tinga Tinga. But when Snake came back to return Millipede's eyes, Millipede couldn't be found anywhere! So to this day, Snake has no legs.

Why Hippo Has No HairE3 · 45 min
Why Tortoise Has a Broken ShellE4 · 45 min
Why Hen Pecks the GroundE5 · 45 min
Why Bat Hangs Upside DownE6 · 45 min
Why Warthog Is So UglyE7 · 45 min
Why Owl's Head Turns All the Way RoundE8 · 45 min
Why Monkeys Swing in TreesE9 · 45 min
Why Tickbird Sits on Hippo's BackE10 · 45 min
Why Frog CroaksE11 · 45 min
Why Spider Has a Tiny WaistE12 · 45 min
Why Vulture is BaldE13 · 45 min
Why Giraffe Has a Long NeckE14 · 45 min
Why Porcupine Has QuillsE15 · 45 min
Why Lizard Hides Under RocksE16 · 45 min
Why Crocodile Has a Bumpy BackE17 · 45 min
Why Jackal Howls at the MoonE18 · 45 min
Why Hare HopsE19 · 45 min
Why Mosquito BuzzesE20 · 45 min
Why Rhino ChargesE21 · 45 min
Why Caterpillar is Never in a HurryE22 · 45 min
Why Lion RoarsE23 · 45 min
Why Zebra Has StripesE24 · 45 min
Why Flamingo Stands on One LegE25 · 45 min
Why Woodpecker PecksE26 · 45 min