Primates and Predator Interactions

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Quote: Calling the African lion (Panthera leo) the ‘king of the jungle’ is usually a misnomer, as the species is almost always found in savannah or dry forests, but recent photos by the Germany-based Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) document lions in Ethiopian rainforests. Taken in the Kafa Biosphere Reserve, the photos show a female lion hiding out in thick montane jungle.  
 
*So, perhaps it is nothing more than one's interpretation of the word "jungle." I remember well reading a book in high school titled "the Jungle," which was about the Belgian Congo. The jungle was descibed as being dark because of the canapy which formed a sort of roof overhead. Because of the lack of sunlight reaching the forest floor, there was very little underbrush. Damp, wet, mossy, ferns, vines, lots of birds, monkeys, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. The lowland jungle; where the roar of lions is never heard. This, like the Amazon basin, is my idea of a true jungle.  Reply