Tinga Tinga Tales

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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

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Eugene Muchiri

Prince Abura

Bhumi Patel

Ben Spybey

Faraaz Meghani

Johnnie Fiori

Tameka Empson

Lenny Henry

Flaminia Cinque

Shaun Parkes

Patrice Naiambana

Eric Wainaina

Claudia Lloyd

Richard Jeffery

Tinga Tinga Tales: Series 1: Episode 6: Why Bat Hangs Upside Down

Why Bat Hangs Upside Down

Episode 6

Episode 6: Why Bat Hangs Upside Down

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Bat loves scaring the others, so they decide to give him a taste of his own medicine.

Stories telling a young audience how animals got their distinctive parts. Bat loves scaring the other animals by saying boo, so they teach him a lesson.

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

There was a time when Bat didn't hang upside down. He used to fly all over Tinga Tinga, saying 'boo!' to all the animals and giving them a fright. Nothing could be more fun for Bat. But one day Bat went too far and the animals decided to give Bat a dose of his own medicine.

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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