Frozen Hamster
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Fri Jan-21-05 05:20 AM
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| OK, a stupid question I desperately want an answer to |
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Why are lions called 'kings of the jungle' when the live on savanna's and grasslands?
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| WritersBlock
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Fri Jan-21-05 05:26 AM
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I'm sorry, I haven't a clue.
But it sure reeks of something Disneyesque.
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| Kenneth ken
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Fri Jan-21-05 05:35 AM
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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
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Fri Jan-21-05 05:43 AM
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| 3. Same reason Native American "indians" |
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were called "savages" and "heathens". Ignorant people coin these phrases and it becomes commonplace to hear all sorts of nonsense.
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| Phoebe_in_Sydney
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Fri Jan-21-05 05:54 AM
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Because they are an African animal and most Europeans thought of Africa as all jungle.
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| Frozen Hamster
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Fri Jan-21-05 07:54 AM
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| 6. That makes sence... kinda |
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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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