Do Lions live in the jungle?
Lions are called “king of the jungle,” but besides a small population of Asiatic lions that live in the Gir Forest of India–which, by the way, was a subspecies much more widespread in times past–lions live on the open plains of Africa.
So why do we call lions “king of the jungle” instead of “king of the savanna?”
Jungle is a word that is sometimes used to mean a place of intense, often ruthless competition–similar to the noun “wild.”
Lions were top predators in some of the wild regions of Africa. Lions fight for territory, and kill each other in the struggle. Successful lions maintain a pride of female lions, which serve the male lion by much of the smaller food that lions eat.
Do Lions Live in the Jungle?
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