Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga — Season 1, Episode 3: Why Hippo Has No Hair

Episode synopsis

You see there was a time when Hippo did have hair - lots of hair! She was always harrumphingly hot. Then one hot night while Hippo was sleeping, a spark from the fire caught the end of her hairy tail. Hippo was on fire! She ran through the bush until she jumped in the waterhole. From that day on Hippo stayed in the cool waters without a single hair on her hide. Tales from Africa.

About Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga

Tinga Tinga Tales is a 52 episodes children's series based on African folk tales and aimed at 4- to 6-year olds. It was commissioned by the BBC for its CBeebies channel, and by Disney Channel for its Disney Junior block. Named after the Tingatinga art from Tanzania, it was made in Kenya by a studio of about 50 people. The music is by Kenyan singer-songwriter Eric Wainaina. The series was first developed by Claudia Lloyd, head of animation at Tiger Aspect, while travelling through Africa. The first three episodes premiered on the BBC website in early February 2010. The distribution rights have been bought by Entertainment Rights.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Why Elephant Has A Trunk
• E2Why Snake Has No Legs
• E4Why Tortoise Has a Broken Shell
• E5Why Hen Pecks at the Ground
• E6Why Bat Hangs Upside Down
• E7Why Warthog is So Ugly
• E8Why Owl's Head Turns All the Way Round
• E9Why Monkeys Swing in the Trees
• E10Why Tickbird Sits on Hippo's Back
• E11Why Frog Croaks
• E12Why Spider Has a Tiny Waist
• E13Why Vulture is Bald