while polar bears,grizzly and tigers are bigger and powerful than the lion,is it something to do with courage?
2007-03-08 15:22:10 · 18 answers · asked by omar 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Because of his majesty (owing to the mane) and boldness though he is not the most powerful.
The Lion leads a royal life with all the entourage.
2007-03-08 22:42:17 · answer #1 · answered by Elango 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The King of the African Jungle
When one fine sunny day the Lion felt rather strong and wanted to test his prowess. As he went about the African Jungle with thick canopying trees, the Lion met the Monkey, stopped and asked him: "Who is the King of the Jungle?" The Monkey bowed and answered "You Sire".
Feeling proud and reassured the Lion saw the Hyena and repeated the question to the Hyena who again confirmed that indeed the Lion was the King of the Jungle.
The Lion then noticed an Elephant two storeys high. Resting under the shed of a Mopani tree, chewing cud.
"Who is the King of the Jungle?" the Lion briskly demanded of the elephant.
Before the Lion could finish asking the question, the elephant swooped the Lion off its feet and threw it against the Mopani tree.
Before the Lion could shake his senses back, the elephant picked it up again and beat it against a rock.
The Lion managed to extricate itself from the powerful grip of the elephant truck, stood at a distance and said: "No, no, no, you do not have to be so nasty and violent, just because you do not know the answer".
2007-03-09 13:31:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
are u all mad or ignorant?? Lions DO NOT LIVE IN JUNGLES any more than a polar bear does! U are confusing them with Tigers, who DO live in jungles! I think it is probably down to the fact that lions appear very majestic and strong and top predators in their GRASSLAND environment!
2007-03-09 07:55:33 · answer #3 · answered by Serry's mum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um have you seen a lion? do you know what a lion is? they say the lion is the king of the jungle not only because it is a HUGE cat but because its mane sets it apart. the mane looks like a robe or something. then there is the way the lion acts it just lays around all day sleeping like ... you guessed it A KING. man the rest of you who answered this question must be american you have no idea what you are talking about :)). i live in South Africa so i think i know just a little about what i am talking :P
2007-03-08 23:31:47 · answer #4 · answered by Dumb B 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a stupid name. Polars bears don't live in the jungle, but neither do lions. Lions live in the savannahs, the wide open spaces of Africa.
2007-03-09 10:42:06 · answer #5 · answered by Gnomon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Because The Lioness is the Queen, so Lion become the King of Jungle. ( Married people will know the meaning) ;)
2007-03-09 00:00:28 · answer #6 · answered by devangdani 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I suppose it's more accurately to say Lions are kings of the African Plains...while Tigers are the kings of the Asian Jungle. (And bears are not in jungles..that's just silly.)
2007-03-09 09:54:30 · answer #7 · answered by rob1977nc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first the bears and grizzlys don' live in the jungle, but you are on the right track.
the lion is basically at the top of the food chain.
just ask pumba or rafiqi
2007-03-08 23:26:32 · answer #8 · answered by BILL@CA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lion is called king of the jungle because its beautiful and on her neck is very big in size and looks beautiful in jungle
2007-03-08 23:30:18 · answer #9 · answered by gandhi kumar 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cause u or I didn't live in the jungle.U should have asked this question after standing before a line in a jungle
2007-03-09 23:23:24 · answer #10 · answered by dharini s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋