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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Tinga Tinga Tales: Series 1: Episode 26: Why Woodpecker Pecks

Why Woodpecker Pecks

Episode 26

Episode 26: Why Woodpecker Pecks

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All the birds had their very own sound, but Woodpecker didn't make a sound at all.

Stories about how different animals became distinctive. There was a time when Woodpecker didn't peck. All the birds made a sound, but not Woodpecker.

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 Woodpecker didn't peck. All the birds had their very own sound, but Woodpecker didn't make a sound at all. Then one very dark night in Tinga Tinga, the moon and the stars disappeared! The animals summoned the birds to tell Lion, but Woodpecker couldn't pass the message on.

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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