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The word jungle originates from the Sanskrit word jaṅgala ( जङ्गल ), meaning rough and arid. It came into the English language in the 18th century via the Hindustani word for forest ( Urdu/Hindi: جنگل / जङ्गल) (Jangal). [1] [2] Jāṅgala has also been variously transcribed in English as jangal, jangla, jungal, and ...
Jun 13, 2021 · Jungle animals include predators such as tigers, Asian wild dogs and reticulated pythons; herbivores such as forest antelopes, Sumatran rhinos and tapirs; birds such as hornbills, macaws and toucans; and aquatic animals such as piranhas, green anacondas and crocodiles. Some of the best-known animals that live in jungles are primates.
Oct 20, 2017 · Jungle: Directed by Greg McLean. With Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson. A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village.
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jungle, tropical forest with luxuriant, tangled, impenetrable vegetation, generally teeming with wildlife; popularly associated with the tropics. See rainforest . This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen .
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- Tiger (Panthera tigris) Most of this list is populated in no particular order, but it should go without saying that the most iconic jungle animal in the world is the tiger.
- Piranha (Family: Serrasalmidae) After the great white shark, this might be the most feared fish in the water. Piranhas are the Bond villain’s execution method of choice, and yet another example of Christopher Lloyd’s strange sense of humour as the antagonists of Piranha 3DD.
- Jaguar (Panthera onca) The largest jungle cat in the Americas has to sit close to the top of the list of iconic rainforest animals. Jaguars are about the only thing that will scare a black caiman, and as the third-largest cat in the wild, it’s at the top of the food chain.
- Gorilla. You can’t make a jungle list without mentioning the gorilla. While chimps are our closest living relatives, gorillas are the ones we should aspire to be like.
Apr 18, 2019 · See jungle animals that survive hostile jungle environments. 1 of 13. A tapanuli orangutan, pictured in Sumatra, is the world’s rarest great ape. Orangutans are critically endangered and have ...
jungle: [noun] an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation. a tract overgrown with thickets or masses of vegetation.
