Toby is a small turtle who lives in the African marsh.
Physical Appearance
Toby has a light blue coloration all over his body with a shell patterned in pale blue and periwinkle. Despite being called a "tortoise", he is actually a turtle.
Personality
On most occasions, Toby has a good relationship with Doris and Kevin. He is shown to have a good friendship with the aforementioned duo as well as the other animals he encounters along the way. Just like any typical turtle, Toby has the ability to hide in his shell whenever he feels scared. One such example is a fear of thunderstorms as revealed in Episode 14, which thanks to the headphones, he felt comfortable of wearing them, especially when it comes to the sound of thunderstorms.
Appearances
Season 1
- The Story of Kevin the Crocodile (first appearance)
- The Story of Giggles and Tickles
- The Story of the Juicy Fruit Tree
- The Story of the Elephant Bird
- The Story of Toby the Tortoise
- The Story of Molly and Nathalie
- The Story of Ronald and the Tic Tic Bird (no lines)
- The Story of Gary the Dromedary
- The Story of Doris the Duck
Season 2
- The Story of the Dawn Chorus
- The Story of Kevin's Magic Trick
- The Story of Alan the Aardvark
- The Story of Casper the Chameleon
- The Story of Georgina's Bumbleberry Soup
Season 3
- The Story of Nelson's Nephew Nigel
- The Story of Toby's New House
- The Story of Victor's Bad Teeth Day
- The Story of the Jungle Pie
- The Story of Alan's Catchy Tune
- The Story of Herbert's Watermelons
- The Story of Doris' Precious Things
Season 4
- The Story of Zed's Really Helpful Mood
- The Story of the Flamingo Festival (no lines)
- The Story of the End of the Rainy Season Clean
- The Story of a Long Night in the Jungle
- The Story of the House of Leaves
- The Story of the Savannah Craze
- The Story of the Jungle Ball
- The Story of the Great Rains
- The Story of Alan's Scooter
- The Story of Doris' Flower (last appearance)
Books
Other Appearances
- 64 Zoo Lane Theme Song (no lines)
Gallery
Animation
Misc
Trivia
- Toby is based on an East African black mud turtle (Pelusios subniger).
- Since he is incorrectly called a "tortoise", Toby is actually a turtle. This is to avoid confusion between the freshwater turtles and the land tortoises.
- Toby was inspired by the drawing of a tortoise designed by An Vrombaut as a child.
- His first appearance was actually Episode 2, despite being shown in the opening song.