Tinga Tinga Tales

1. Why Elephant Has A Trunk

Air Date: 2010-11-22

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.

2. Why Snake Has No Legs

Air Date: 2011-01-11

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.

3. Why Hippo Has No Hair

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4. Why Tortoise Has a Broken Shell

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5. Why Hen Pecks the Ground

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6. Why Bat Hangs Upside Down

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7. Why Warthog Is So Ugly

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8. Why Owl's Head Turns All the Way Round

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9. Why Monkeys Swing in Trees

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10. Why Tickbird Sits on Hippo's Back

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11. Why Frog Croaks

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12. Why Spider Has a Tiny Waist

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13. Why Vulture is Bald

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14. Why Giraffe Has a Long Neck

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15. Why Porcupine Has Quills

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16. Why Lizard Hides Under Rocks

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17. Why Crocodile Has a Bumpy Back

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18. Why Jackal Howls at the Moon

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19. Why Hare Hops

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20. Why Mosquito Buzzes

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21. Why Rhino Charges

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22. Why Caterpillar is Never in a Hurry

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23. Why Lion Roars

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24. Why Zebra Has Stripes

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25. Why Flamingo Stands on One Leg

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26. Why Woodpecker Pecks

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1. Why Ostrich Sticks Her Head in the Ground

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2. Why Camel Has a Hump

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3. Why Wildebeest Stampede

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4. Why Chameleon Changes Colour

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5. Why Leopard Has Spots

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6. Why Hyena Has Short Back Legs

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7. Why Ants Work Together

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8. Why Flea Jumps

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9. Why Hummingbird Hums

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10. Why Baboon Has a Bare Bottom

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11. Why Bees Sting

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12. Why Peacock Struts

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13. Why Aardvark Has a Sticky Tongue

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14. Why Whale Spouts

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15. Why Parrot Can't Keep a Secret

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16. Why Bushbaby Has Big Eyes

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17. Why Guinea Fowl Has Dots

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18. Why Buffalo Has Horns

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19. Why Puffadder Sheds His Skin

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20. Why Eagle Rules the Skies

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21. Why Skunk Smells

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22. Why Cricket Chirrups

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23. Why Mole Lives Underground

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24. Why Squirrel Gathers Nuts

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25. Why Meerkat is Always on the Lookout

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26. Why Cheetah Has Tears

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