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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Claudia Lloyd

Richard Jeffery

Eugene Muchiri

Cyril Nri

Karuga Ngigi

Faraaz Meghani

Patrice Naiambana

Johnnie Fiori

Lenny Henry

Tameka Empson

Ninia Benjamin

Shaun Parkes

Meera Syal

Edward Kwach

Eddie Kadi

Felix Dexter

Kennie Andrews

Derek Griffiths

Johnny Daukes

Patrick Kanyeki

Akiya Henry

Eric Wainaina

Edward Gakuya

Bridget Hurst

Tinga Tinga Tales: Series 2: Episode 12: Why Peacock Struts

Why Peacock Struts

Episode 12

Episode 12: Why Peacock Struts

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Peacock learns that sometimes it's not good to get everything you want.

Stories about how different animals became distinctive. Peacock wants to have the biggest and the best tail in Tinga Tinga.

There was a time when Peacock didn't strut. He was a very proud bird and he wanted to be the best at everything. He wanted to be the best bird brain in Tinga Tinga. He wanted to be the best flyer in Tinga Tinga and he wanted to have the biggest and the best tail in Tinga Tinga. But as Lion wisely pointed out, sometimes it's not good to get everything you want!

Tinga Tinga Tales: Series 2

Series 2

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

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