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Tinga Tinga Tales

Series 1

Episode 25: Why Flamingo Stands on One Leg

First broadcast: on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: on CBeebies HD

Why do zebras have stripes and leopards spots, rhinos horns and camels humps? Tinga Tinga Tales tells a modern, young audience what really happened.

There was a time when Flamingo stood on both legs. One morning, Flamingo and her flock landed at the waterhole when the crabs were busy performing their underwater dance. Needless to say, all those legs were in their way! So the crabs each nipped a flamingo leg to make room to share the waterhole. From then on, Flamingo stood on one leg so the crabs could dance in the watering hole. Show less

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