Noddy, Toyland Detective Noddy, Toyland Detective Noddy, Toyland Detective is a computer animated series featuring the character Noddy created by Enid Blyton. The series was produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and Gaumont Animation. Commissioned by France Télévisions, it premiered on March 26, 2016, on the platform Zouzous, and aired on France 5, on April 2, 2016. The series was produced by Gaumont Animation and Dreamworks Animation Television, with the participation of France Televisions and Piwi+. The show was developed by Heath Kenny and Myles McLeod. Series Two premiered on Channel 5 on 22 October 2018. In France, the series premiered on March 26,
Lesser noddy Lesser noddy The lesser noddy ("Anous tenuirostris"), also known as the sooty noddy, is a seabird in the family Laridae. It is found near the coastlines of Comoros, Kenya, Liberia, India, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates. The lesser noddy was at one time considered as a subspecies of the black noddy ("Anous minutus"). The close relationship between the two species was confirmed by a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2016. The first formal description of the lesser noddy was by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1823 under the binomial name "Sterna tenuirostris". The genus