Tinga Tinga Tales

Tinga Tinga Tales, Why Lion Roars

Season 1, Episode 23

Why does a Lion roar? Well, that's what happens if you're brave enough to enter the Great Cave of Tinga Tinga!

Watch Full Episodes of Tinga Tinga Tales Season 1

Why Elephant Has A Trunk
S1 E1 • 11m • HDA

Find out why Elephant has a trunk. Similar to Rudyard Kipling's The Elephant's Child

Why Snake Has No Legs
S1 E2 • 11m • HDA

Find out why a snake has no legs.

Why Hippo Has No Hair
S1 E3 • 11m • HDA

The African folk tale of why hippos have "no" hair, and why they live in the water.

Why Tortoise Has A Broken Shell
S1 E4 • 11m • HDA

Tortoise tricks the birds into taking him to the feast in the sky, costing him his shell.

Why Hen Pecks The Ground
S1 E5 • 11m • HDA

Hen borrows Eagle's needle to show Peacock she can be more than plain brown.

Why Bat Hangs Upside Down
S1 E6 • 11m • HDA

Bat gets paid back for scaring everyone all the time.

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  • Explore the tall tales of how your favourite African animals came to be the way they are today. Find out why Elephant has a trunk, Tortoise has a broken shell, Flamingo stands on one leg and why Lion roars.
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