A jungle girl (so-called, but usually adult woman) is an

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, often used in popular

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, of a female

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or even a

damsel in distress The damsel in distress is a recurring narrative device in which one or more men must rescue a woman who has either been kidnapped or placed in general peril. Kinship, love, or lust (or a combination of those) gives the male protagonist the motiv ...

living in a

jungle A jungle is land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, usually in tropical climates. Application of the term has varied greatly during the past recent century. Etymology The word ''jungle'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''jaṅ ...

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...

setting. An alternate depiction is a cave girl.

Description

Jungle girls are generally depicted as wearing either a scanty

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(usually

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)

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or some type of jungle dress made from fur, leather, or sometimes vegetation. Most are

barefoot Barefoot is the state of not wearing any footwear. There are health benefits and some risks associated with going barefoot. Shoes, while they offer protection, can limit the flexibility, strength, and mobility of the foot and can lead to ...

, while some are shown in primitive shoes. Some are

feral child A feral child (also called wild child) is a young individual who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with little or no experience of human care, social behavior, or language. The term is used to refer to children who h ...

ren; some come from a wealthy, educated family who grew up in the jungle. Others come to visit, whether by accident or design, and decide to stay and serve as protectors of the land and local tribes. They are the

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counterpart of

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characters. They are depicted either as a tough

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, perhaps a jungle queen, or as a bound and gagged

to be rescued by a male, loincloth-wearing hero.

History

A prototypical version of the jungle girl was the ancient but eternally youthful sorceress Ayesha in H. Rider Haggard's '' She: A History of Adventure'' (1886). The first forest-dwelling character in fiction was

Rima Rima, also known as Rima the Jungle Girl, is the fictional heroine of W. H. Hudson's 1904 novel '' Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest''. In it, Rima, a primitive girl of the shrinking rain forest of South America, meets Abel, a pol ...

from

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's 1904 novel ''

Green Mansions ''Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest'' (1904) is an exotic romance by William Henry Hudson about a traveller to the Guyana jungle of southeastern Venezuela and his encounter with a forest-dwelling girl named Rima. The principa ...

''. One popular character, adapted into various

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Sheena, Queen of the Jungle Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, is a fictional American comic book jungle girl heroine, originally published primarily by Fiction House during the Golden Age of Comic Books. She was the first female comic book character with her own title, with her ...

, who, though created by

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writer-artists

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and

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, made her debut in the

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magazine ''Wags'' #46 (1937). Sheena went on to star in the

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'' the following year.

List of jungle girl characters

Literature

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's 1904 novel ''

'') * Meriem (from

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' 1917 novel ''

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'') * Balza (from

' 1933 novel ''

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'')

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* Ann Mason (

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's ''Jungle Comics'') and later ''Kaänga, Jungle Lord'' (1949–1954) — the mate of Ka'a'nga, Jungle King; who, like Sheena, wears a leopard skin dressSergi, Joe
"Tales From the Code: The Near Extinction of Sheena,"
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's ''Jungle Comics'', 1940s)Camilla, Jungle Queen
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' ''Africa'', ''Thun'da'', and ''Cave Girl'' (1950s) * '' Cavewoman'' Meriem Cooper ( Basement Comics, 1993–2006) * Dhalua Strong and, in a more satirical manner, her daughter Tesla (''

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'') * ''Fana The Jungle Girl'' (Incarna Comics, 1989) * ''

Fantomah Fantomah is an American comics character, best known as one of the earliest comic-book superheroines. Created by Fletcher Hanks, the character first appeared in ''Jungle Comics'' #2 (cover-dated Feb. 1940), published by Fiction House. Hanks is ...

, Mystery Woman of the Jungle'' (

's ''Jungle Comics'', 1940s) * Gwenna from the webcomic ''Kaza's Mate Gwenna'', where both Kaza and her are a parody of Ka-zar and Shanna from

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and are usually shown as nude * ''Irish of the Jungle'' (1990s comic book based on

Irish McCalla Nellie Elizabeth "Irish" McCalla (December 25, 1928 – February 1, 2002) was an American film and television actress and artist best known as the title star of the 1950s television series ''Sheena, Queen of the Jungle''. She co-starred with act ...

, TV's "Sheena") * ''

Jann of the Jungle ''Jungle Tales'' (later called ''Jann of the Jungle'') was an American comic book title published by Atlas Comics, the 1950s predecessor to Marvel Comics. It was an anthology title of stories set in an African jungle. Publication history Jungl ...

'' (

, 1950s) * Jano, companion to ''Voodah'' (Crown Comics, 1947), later revived by AC Comics * Jessie (

's ''Jungle Comics'', 1940s) — the mate of Ka'a'nga, Jungle King * '' Judy of the Jungle'' ( Better/Nedor Comics' ''Exciting Comics'', 1940s) * ''Jun-Gal'' (1940s comic) * ''Jungle Girl'', a.k.a. Jana Sky-Born (2007) (

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comic) * ''Jungle Lil'' (1950s comic) * Jungle Queen/Julie Winters (comic/TV series ''

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'') * ''Kara, Jungle Princess'' (''Exciting Comics'' #44, Feb 1946) * ''Kazanda'' (1940s comic) * Kyra (1985-1988 comic) by robin ator * ''Kyrra - Alien Jungle Girl'' (2013 comic) * ''Leopard Girl'' ( Atlas Comics' ''

Jungle Action ''Jungle Action'' is the name of two American comic book series published by Marvel Comics and its 1950s precursor, Atlas Comics. The Marvel version contained the first series starring the Black Panther, the first black superhero in mainstream com ...

'', 1950s comic) * '' Lorna, the Jungle Queen''/''Lorna, the Jungle Girl'' (comic book, Atlas Comics, 1953) * ''Makyou No Shanana'' (2009 Japanese manga) * ''Marga the Panther Woman'' (1940s comic) * Nyoka ( Fawcett's ''Jungle Girl''/''Nyoka the Jungle Girl'' and ''Master Comics''), and the main character in the 1941 movie serial ''

Jungle Girl A jungle girl (so-called, but usually adult woman) is an archetype or stock character, often used in popular fiction, of a female adventurer, superhero or even a damsel in distress living in a jungle or rainforest setting. An alternate depiction i ...

'' and its 1942 sequel ''

Perils of Nyoka ''Perils of Nyoka'' is a 1942 Republic serial directed by William Witney. It stars Kay Aldridge as Nyoka the Jungle Girl, a character who first appeared in the Edgar Rice Burroughs-inspired serial ''Jungle Girl''. Plot Nyoka, with help from La ...

'' * Nula is another jungle girl also from the webcomic "Kaza's Mate Gwenna" who considers herself to be a predecessor to Gwenna and decides to be a nudist like the latter after an adventure that involves the both of them. * ''Pamela of the Jungle'' (Italian comic, 2007) * '' Pantera Bionda'' (Italian comic, 1948–1950) * ''

Princess Pantha Princess Pantha is a fictional jungle heroine that appeared in comic books published by Nedor Comics. The character was revived twice; first by AC Comics, and second by writer Alan Moore for his Tom Strong spin-off, ''Terra Obscura''. She first ap ...

'' ( Better/Nedor Comics' ''Thrilling Comics'', 1940s) * Princess Taj (

's ''Jungle Comics'', 1940s) — rides an elephant * Princess Vishnu (

's ''Fight Comics'', 1940s) * ''Prymal: The Jungle Warrior'' (Maelstrom Comics, 2014-Present) * ''Ranee, Princess of the Jungle'' (1950s comic) * ''

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'') * Rima the Jungle Girl, featured in 1970s

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Rulah, Jungle Goddess Rulah, Jungle Goddess is a fictional character, a jungle girl, in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate. She first appeared in ''Zoot Comics'' #7 (June 1947). Matt Baker designed her, before Jack Kamen and Graham Ingels helped develop he ...

'' (

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' ''Zoot Comics'' and ''Rulah, Jungle Goddess'') * ''Saari, the Jungle Goddess'' (1950s comic) * ''Safari Cary'' (1940s comic) * ''

Shanna the She-Devil Shanna the She-Devil (Shanna O'Hara, Lady Plunder) is a fictional jungle adventurer superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Carole Seuling and penciller George Tuska, she made her first appearance ...

'' (

, created 1972) * ''

'' (comic book, launched in 1937) * ''Shirl, The Jungle Girl'' (1950s parody comic) * Taanda of ''

White Princess of the Jungle ''White Princess of the Jungle'' is a jungle girl anthology comic book published quarterly by Avon Periodicals in the early 1950s. Issue 1 presents the origin of the White Princess of the Jungle, Taanda. The comic has been cited as an example o ...

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, 1951–1952) * Tanee (formerly Gwenna) in 1940s comic '' Jo-Jo, Congo King'' * ''Tangi'' (1940s comic) * Tara Fremont (

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'') * ''Taranga'' (1950s comic) * ''Tiger Girl'' (Fiction House ''Fight Comics'', another Tiger Girl from ''Kaanga, Jungle Lord'' (1940s–50s), and ''Tiger Girl'' (

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, 1960s) * ''Tygra of the Flame People'' (Better/Nedor's ''Startling Comics'', 1940s; no relation to the '' ThunderCats'' character) * ''Vooda, Jungle Princess'', originally El'nee ( Ajax-Farrell comic) #20–22 (1955) * Wana from '' Zago, Jungle Prince'' (Fox Comics, 1948–1949) * ''Zara of the Jungle'' (1940s comic) * ''Zegra, Jungle Empress'' (originally ''Tegra'') (Fox Comics, 1940s)

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* Anatta, played by

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'' (1954) * ''

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in ''

Nabonga ''Nabonga'' is a 1944 PRC film starring Buster Crabbe and Julie London (in her film debut). It was retitled ''Jungle Woman'' in the British Empire. Plot T. F. Stockwell (Herbert Rawlinson) steals the money and jewelry contents of safe deposi ...

'' (1944) * Eba from the 1985 comedy ''

'' played by Cynthia Thompson * Eva from ''

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'' episode "The My Friend the Gorilla Affair" (1966), a Tarzan parody * ''Gungala, the Black Panther Girl'' (1968), Italian sexploitation film starring Kitty Swan * ''Inara, the Jungle Girl'' (2012), a film about a girl who was descended from a tribe of

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in the Indonesian film ''Jungle Virgin Force'', a.k.a. ''Perawan Rimba'' (1983) * Jennifer of the Jungle (''

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'' (1932) * Kilma/Laura von Marnix from ''Kilma, Queen of the Jungle'' (1975), Spanish film * Kuhlaya, played by

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in the film ''

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'' (1942) * ''Lana, Queen of the Amazons'' (1964), German film with

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(1977–1978) * Liane from ''

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in the film serial ''Jungle Queen'' (1945) * ''Luana the Jungle Girl'' a.k.a. ''Luana, the Girl Tarzan'' (1968), Italian-German film with Mei Chen as Luana * Luana/Susan Wilson from ''Daughter of the Jungle'' (1982), Italian film with

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as Luana/Susan Wilson * Lureen, played by

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in the 1959 film ''

'' * ''

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'' (1954 movier, played by Amanda Blake) * Samantha, played by Evelyn Kraft, from ''

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'' (1977), a Hong Kong-made version of ''

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'' * ''Shandra the Jungle Girl'' (1999), straight-to-video film * ''Sheela'', a.k.a. ''Africadalli Sheela'' (1986), Indian variation of the '' Sheena'' film * ''

'' (1955–56) television series starring

* ''Sheena'' (film) (1984) film adaptation starring

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* ''Sheena'' (TV series), (2000–2002) TV series starring

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* '' Tarzana, the Wild Girl'' (1969), Italian sexploitation film with

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as Tarzana/Elizabeth * ''

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'' (2008), erotic parody film by

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* Ticoora, played by

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, in ''Daughter of the Jungle'' (1949). * '' The Tiger Woman'' (1944),

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serial starring Linda Sterling * Nina Trent, the White Goddess played by

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in the film '' Trader Horn'' (1931) * Ulah, played by

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in the film ''

The Jungle Princess ''The Jungle Princess'' is a 1936 American adventure film directed by Wilhelm Thiele starring Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland. Plot Christopher Powell is in Malaya with his fiancée and her father, capturing wild animals. While out hunting he i ...

'' (1936) * Greta Vanderhorn, played by Wanda McKay in the film ''

Jungle Goddess ''Jungle Goddess'' is a 1948 American action/adventure crime film starring George Reeves, Ralph Byrd, and Wanda McKay. Directed by Lewis D. Collins, the film was based on an idea by producer William Stephens. ''Jungle Goddess'' was later featur ...

'' (1948)

Animation

* Ainbo from a computer animated film '' Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon'' * Beatrice Bruté, a minor character from the ''

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'' episode "Apes of Wrath". * Dualot (''Working with Words/Journey Through the Jungle of Words'', a Golden Step-Ahead Video) * ''

Jana of the Jungle ''Jana of the Jungle'' is an American animated television series created by comic strip artist Doug Wildey and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired on NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1978. It was originally broadcast as a half-h ...

'' (

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series, 1978) * June from '' Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle'', an animated French/Belgian film with an

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* Jungle Janet (''

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'', 1990s animated series based on the comic) * Lua, voiced by

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, from '' Kong: The Animated Series'' (2000–2001) * Magnolia (''

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'') * Nayda from ThunderCats (1985-1989) * Princess Rosella in the animated film ''

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'' (2007) * Shaka from the web animation Chainmail Bikini Squad by MondoMedia (2012) * Ursula (''

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'', 1967 cartoon series by Jay Ward) * Willa from ThunderCats (1985-1989)

Video games

* Ayla from Japanese

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'' (released 1995) * ''

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'' (

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released in 1992) * ''

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'' (

released in 1988)

Sports

* Jungle Grrrl (Erica Porter), wrestler persona created in 2000 for

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Music

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dressed up as a jungle girl in the music video of her 2014 single " Roar." * Backup dancers in the music video of the 1987 song

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