Tinga Tinga Tales

📊 Series Specifications

Network CBeebies
Episode Runtime ~ min
Total Seasons 2
Total Episodes 52
Original Language EN

Tinga Tinga Tales (2010)

⭐ 4.0 / 5 (2 votes) 🎬 2 Seasons 📼 52 Episodes 🏷️ Kids, Animation 📡 Ended
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Series Status:

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Synopsis

Inspired by traditional African folktales and original art styles, this animated series tells the story of how various African animals came to be the way they are today. Funny and educational, each episode delivers universal lessons about community, friendship, and the consequences of one's actions.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 Why Elephant Has A Trunk

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.

E2 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.

E3 Why Hippo Has No Hair
E4 Why Tortoise Has a Broken Shell
E5 Why Hen Pecks the Ground
E6 Why Bat Hangs Upside Down
E7 Why Warthog Is So Ugly
E8 Why Owl's Head Turns All the Way Round
E9 Why Monkeys Swing in Trees
E10 Why Tickbird Sits on Hippo's Back
E12 Why Spider Has a Tiny Waist
E13 Why Vulture is Bald
E14 Why Giraffe Has a Long Neck
E15 Why Porcupine Has Quills
E16 Why Lizard Hides Under Rocks
E17 Why Crocodile Has a Bumpy Back
E18 Why Jackal Howls at the Moon
E20 Why Mosquito Buzzes
E22 Why Caterpillar is Never in a Hurry
E24 Why Zebra Has Stripes
E25 Why Flamingo Stands on One Leg
E26 Why Woodpecker Pecks
Episodes for this season are available via edge tracking. View Episode 1 →