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Tinga Tinga Tales

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Children's: Entertainment & Comedy

Learning: Pre-School

Stories telling a modern, young audience how animals got their distinctive parts.

Why do Zebra have stripes and Leopard spots, Rhinos horns and Camels humps? Tinga Tinga Tales tells a modern, young audience what really happened

Series 1

Eugene Muchiri

Akiya Henry

Ben Spybey

Faraaz Meghani

Eddie Kadi

Johnnie Fiori

Cyril Nri

Lenny Henry

Shaun Parkes

Tameka Empson

Patrice Naiambana

Angelina Koinange

Patrick Kanyeki

Eric Wainaina

Claudia Lloyd

Richard Jeffery

Tinga Tinga Tales: Series 1: Episode 22: Why Caterpillar Is Never in a Hurry

Why Caterpillar Is Never in a Hurry

Episode 22

Episode 22: Why Caterpillar Is Never in a Hurry

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All the animals are racing to get ready for the best-dressed parade, except Caterpillar.

Stories telling how animals got their distinctive parts. Caterpillar is never in a hurry, even when all the other animals are racing around.

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

Caterpillar was never in a hurry. Even when all the animals were racing around Tinga Tinga getting ready for the best-dressed parade, Caterpillar was happy to sit in a tree and munch on leaves. 

Then one day the rains came and Caterpillar disappeared into a cocoon. Then Caterpillar transformed into the most beautiful butterfly ever.

Tinga Tinga Tales: Series 1

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Why do Zebra have stripes and Leopard spots, Rhinos horns and Camels humps? Tinga Tinga Tales tells a modern, young audience what really happened.

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