Rather than jungles, lions mainly inhabit savannas and grasslands. Dense rainforests or jungles lack the open areas and abundance of prey that lions find desirable.
Although male lions are the leaders of the pride, their leadership is more cooperative and centred on hunting and collective protection than it is in an absolute monarchy
The term “jungle” animals was probably coined by European explorers who saw lions in African savannas and mistook them for jungle animals.