In fact, lions don’t even live in the jungle. Instead, you’ll find them in desert habitats. Even if lions did live in the jungle, it more accurate to call them the QUEENS of the jungle. Why? Well, in a pride of lions, it’s often the female cats who run the show. Typically, the pride mostly consists of female lions. In fact, smaller groups may include only one adult male lion. The male cat’s main job in the pride is to protect territory. Today, lions are considered a vulnerable species. Only around 20,000 of them live in the wild. However, efforts to protect these big cats to a recent increase in the population.