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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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Karuga Ngigi

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Meera Syal

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Tinga Tinga Tales: Series 2: Episode 13: Why Aardvark Has a Sticky Tongue

Why Aardvark Has a Sticky Tongue

Episode 13

Episode 13: Why Aardvark Has a Sticky Tongue

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When Aardvark's tongue gets stuck in the honey log all his friends try to get him free.

Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Aardvark did not used to have a sticky tongue, until he got it stuck in the honey log.

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

Aardvark didn't use to have a sticky tongue, just a long nose and big clumsy paws, and he found it very difficult to eat. Then one day Aardvark's tongue got stuck in the honey log! All his friends pulled and pulled until Aardvark's tongue finally came unstuck. From that day on Aardvark's tongue was all long and sticky - perfect for eating yummy termites.

Tinga Tinga Tales: Series 2

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