Tinga Tinga Tales - Season 1

1. Why Elephant Has A Trunk

Aired: 11/22/2010

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

Aired: 1/11/2011

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

4. Why Tortoise Has a Broken Shell

5. Why Hen Pecks the Ground

6. Why Bat Hangs Upside Down

7. Why Warthog Is So Ugly

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

9. Why Monkeys Swing in Trees

10. Why Tickbird Sits on Hippo's Back

11. Why Frog Croaks

12. Why Spider Has a Tiny Waist

13. Why Vulture is Bald

14. Why Giraffe Has a Long Neck

15. Why Porcupine Has Quills

16. Why Lizard Hides Under Rocks

17. Why Crocodile Has a Bumpy Back

18. Why Jackal Howls at the Moon

19. Why Hare Hops

20. Why Mosquito Buzzes

21. Why Rhino Charges

22. Why Caterpillar is Never in a Hurry

23. Why Lion Roars

24. Why Zebra Has Stripes

25. Why Flamingo Stands on One Leg

26. Why Woodpecker Pecks