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Frozen Hamster Donating Member (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-05 05:20 AM
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OK, a stupid question I desperately want an answer to
Why are lions called 'kings of the jungle' when the live on savanna's and grasslands?
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WritersBlock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-05 05:26 AM
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1. Damn good question.

I'm sorry, I haven't a clue.

But it sure reeks of something Disneyesque.
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Kenneth ken Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-05 05:35 AM
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2. I'll guess
that 'kings of the jungle' is some variant that gained popularity among people who didn't have any idea of what lion habitat is.

Lions are also known as 'king of beasts', and I think it has to do with the mane more than anything. Maybe in ancient times, kings wore short cloaks around their shoulders (not much winter weather, in say, ancient Egypt) so an animal with a natural "cloak" might seem kingly.

King of the jungle being a variant of King of beasts.

But tha'ts just my WAG.
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-05 05:43 AM
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3. Same reason Native American "indians"
were called "savages" and "heathens". Ignorant people coin these phrases and it becomes commonplace to hear all sorts of nonsense.
:D
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Phoebe_in_Sydney Donating Member (160 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-05 05:54 AM
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4. My guess is
Because they are an African animal and most Europeans thought of Africa as all jungle.
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Frozen Hamster Donating Member (232 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-05 07:54 AM
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6. That makes sence... kinda
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-05 07:53 AM
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5. Have you ever been in a field of pompas grass, its a jungle..
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