Lion: King of the Jungle
August 24th, 2010
SafariKay.com has been updated with a new article Lion: King of the Jungle by Chitraparna Sinha.
Why is the lion called king of the jungle? This phrase is a misnomer because lions don’t live in the jungle, they live out on the Savannah. Another reason may be because the lion is at the top of the food chain. Few animals will dare to challenge a lion, even in periods of extreme hunger, or fighting for territory. Sometimes a pack of hyenas get into conflicts with lions since their food sources are essentially the same. They have been known to attack and kill lions.
Another possible reason is that some people associate Africa with jungles, and since Lions live in Africa they make the erroneous association.
The largest member of the cat family and the largest of all the carnivores found in Africa, the lion (Panthera leo) is the topmost predator of Africa’s ecosystem. A male lion has thick mane around its head that extends down its chest and between the forelegs. This mane can vary from blond to black in color. A lion has massive shoulders, strong forelimbs, powerful short jaws and sharp long claws. A female lion does not have mane. [...]
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