Tales of Tatonka

Tales of Tatonka
Genre	Children's animated series
Created by	Olivier Lelardoux
Country of origin	France
Original language(s)	French
No. of episodes	52
Production
Running time	13 min.
Production company(s)	Cyber Group Studios
Release
Original network	TiJi
Original release	2010 – 2011

Tales of Tatonka is a French computer-animated cartoon series produced by Cyber Group Studios and broadcasters TiJi and RAI in 2010.^[1]

The series depicts the adventures of a group of young wild animals in a North American forest which they go through adventures on the care of the bison Tatonka. At the end of each episode always has a block educational explaining about the lives of animals. The series first aired in France on TiJi. The series has also aired in Africa, Australia, India, Belgium, Italy, Russia, Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Indonesia.

Characters

Kids

• Wanj: A wolf cub with dark brown fur with off white back legs and caramel brown muzzle. He is the oldest of the litter and next leader of the pack. He will face off against anyone who wants to harm him and his siblings.
• Cinksi: a bobcat kit who is best friends with Wanji. He is a risk taker and not afraid to speak his mind.
• Yamni: wolf cub with sandy brown fur and white muzzle, legs, and under belly. The second oldest of the litter, she help anyone or challenge anyone for her family even when she's injured.
• Topa: a wolf cub with white fur and light brown mixed in. She is the youngest of the litter and most caring and is very shy and quiet and is scared of dangerous situations. She also is really afraid of Kallisca.
• Nunpa: a wolf cub with a mixture of white, brown, and tan fur. He is the third oldest in the litter and can be brave and enough to face anyone, is clusmy at times
• Wahi: A young red squirrel who can be very loud and hyper. He thinks mostly about his food and argues withbout anything. He is afraid of any predators and will show his cowardice which the other kids make fun of him for. But he can be considerate.
• Poum: A brown bear cub with reddish patch of fur on his left eye. He also thinks about food and will beg for it. He is also prideful about being a grizzly bear but is also sensitive.
• Moose: A moose calf with premature antlers and the son of Big Moose and is a part of a herd. He is kind and brave enough to push Kallisca off a cliff to save his friends. He can sotimes rush into conclusions.
• Ayuhel: A young rebel moose calf with almost adult antlers who tries to challenge Big Moose.
• Pahin: A. Young female porcupine who is scared of dangerous predators, and hyper. But can become brave and smart enough to deal with problems.
• Tap-Tap: A young beaver who tries to build the best dam. But she can become bossy and a little rude when things don't go as planned, but she be friendly and childish when she is playing with her friends.
• Wambli: A young female eagle who can sometimes become forgetful and scatterbrained but she will do anything for her friends.
• Luta and Ska: Luta: a wolf cub with grayish black fur with white fur on his face legs and underbelly. He is Wanji's cousin but he is jealous, mean, and rude somtimes even to Ska. He likes to make fun of and cause trouble for the ither kids.

Ska: a wolf cub with grayish black fur is Luta's younger brother. He can be mean but he shows a little cowardice at times. He likes to play tricks on the other kids with his brother who sometimes yells at him.

Adults

• Tatonka : a bison who knows nature and speaks the narration
• Wicasa : the father of wolves
• Winyam : the mother of wolves
• Tanksi and Akewanji : the wolf teenagers
• Winona: The mother of Luta and Ska.
• Willinam: The father of Luta and Ska who has died.
• Mato: The uncle of Poum.
• Ina: The mother of Cinksi.
• Alfa: The father of Wambli who doesn't speak.
• Spirit Bear: A white bear who doesn't speak.
• Big Moose: The father of Moose.
• Rabbits: The enemies of the wolves.

Villains

• Renegates Wolves : the dark wolves are rivals and the leader is Taima
• Tork : a cougar (mountain lion)
• Akicita : a wolverine
• The Coyotes : Kallisca: the leader of the coyotes with a pale brown coat the most dangerous of his gang. Widco: a reddish brown coyote who agrues with his brother Maslika about who's the chief of both of them. Maslika: a gray coyote who agrues with his brother Widco about who's chief of both of them
• Dark Eagle : a predator who try to attack the protagonists and he doesn't speak.
• The Snakes : the predators who try to attack the protagonists and they don't speak.
• Luta and Ska : the young wolves who lost their father (sometimes)

References

External links

• Official Website