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a they can talk comic named "king of the jungle".

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[–] 34 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The meaning of jungle has shifted since the song was written. It used to encompass savannah but over the years it became a synonym for rainforest.

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  • [–] 16 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    And ofc it still makes sense if you take the β€œjungle” to be a metaphor for nature in general with its complex webs of interaction and predation.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Adding on, the lion could also represent a certain hubris, or limitation, of perspective. As in-- in his mind he's tops of what he surveys, but that bull elephant a mile down the road? Not gonna mess with it. The disease-carrying mosquito or tsetse fly buzzing around? No contest there. That pack of vicious hyenas, yonder? Rarely if ever gonna mess with them, especially solo.

    Kinda brings to mind the wild, never-ending battles raging in Kruger Park...

    @hikingvet@lemmy.ca

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Kinda like the monarchy in Canada.

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