History Main / HungryJungle

* ''ComicBook/DRAndQuinch'': Parodied via the planet Ghoyogia, where the saliva-trees digest you alive and even the terrible diseases have terrible diseases.

* ''Film/{{Jungle}}'': The jungle comes across a living organism looking to devour Yossi. It even literally 'swallows' him twice: once in the river, and once in the quicksand. Kurt sums it up best:

** Softened a bit in ''Film/KongSkullIsland'', which gives a fairly sympathetic portrayal of the native Islanders, and even some of the local fauna - particularly the gigantic-but-peaceful sker buffalo - inspire more wonder and awe than terror.

** ''Film/{{Predators}}'' has a massive jungle on an alien world made for the very purpose of hunting. Needless to say it is cruel and harsh with danger lurking in the form of several Predators, alien animals and even fellow "prey".

* ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': Loompaland is a DeathWorld jungle -- the Oompa-Loompas suffered from the double whammy of carnivorous predators, some of which could eat ten of them at a time, and unpalatable food (caterpillars, tree bark and beetles). (Note: In the pre-{{Bowdlerised}} original text, they were black pygmies from DarkestAfrica rather than Caucasians from a fictitious country.) Yes, their lives as Willy Wonka's secret workforce may be HappinessInSlavery, but when ''this'' was the alternative...

** In addition, ''Shatterpoint'' is based on ''Literature/HeartOfDarkness''. The Haruun Kal jungle is ''literally'' hungry, containing an invisible and planet-covering population of sporous fungi that eat most of the futuristic technology common in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe.

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8 For the battle there was spread out over the surface of the entire countryside, and the [hazards of the] forest devoured more men that day than did the sword.

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** Zendikar is an entire world where nature is trying to kill you dead. Among other things.

** There are ''several'' varieties of ManEatingPlant on Catachan, every last plant is toxic, and even the ones that can't directly kill humans worm their way through concrete, to the point where there are no permanent settlements on Catachan, everything has to be rebuilt every few years. It's possible the jungle itself is sentient and hates humanity.

* The ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'' games generally avert this in favour of JungleJapes, jungles being the home environment of the Kong family. The Forest world in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', however, has shades of this for its relatively high difficulty and general level of overgrowth, featuring trees much taller than those encountered in the Jungle world, forming a dark canopy over most levels. One level in particular, Muncher Marathon, could quite literally be called hungry, as it has the players running from an AdvancingWallOfDoom in the form of a swarm of just-hatched spiders.

* Most of the Maguuma Jungle in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'' is not actually that bad; quite pleasant in fact, although there are a few places where you need to watch your step. On the other hand, the Heart of Maguuma to the west, the setting of the first expansion ''Heart of Thorns,'' is bordering on a DeathWorld- filled with packs of hungry saurians, hordes of vicious [[HordeOfAlienLocusts chak]], inhabited by several tribes of the froglike Hylek (some friendly, some xenophobic in the ''extreme'') and, worst of all, patrolled by the [[PlantMooks Mordrem]], particularly the deadly Mordrem Guard. This is the domain of Mordremoth, the jungle dragon. [[spoiler:Literally. [[GeniusLoci The jungle IS the dragon]]. And it is ''very'' hungry.]]

* The jungle from ''VideoGame/RomancingSaga3'' is is nightmare labyrinth where you can get lose for hours to end due to the fact that every exit randomly transports you to a new area. The key is following the different colored butterflies near the exits to your destination of choice. One false step, though, and you will be led to deeper into the jungle until you luck runs out and fall before the creature that lurks there.

* ''Amazonia'' by James Rollins. Four years after all contact with an expedition into the Amazon basin, the lost expedition's destination, which holds the key to the cure to a worldwide plague, must be discovered at any cost. But the nightmare that awaits Rand and his team of scientists and seasoned U.S. Army Rangers dwarfs any danger they may have anticipated.

* The second half of Creator/EvelynWaugh's ''A Handful of Dust'' has the protagonist, Tony Last, venture into the rainforests of South America in search of a gothic city. He contracts a terrible fever, his incompetent companion scares off the native guides and gets himself killed. Tony is "rescued" by the head of another tribe... who reports to the search party that Tony is dead, and keeps him in the jungle, forcing him to read the complete works of Dickens -- [[FateWorseThanDeath over... and over... and over...]]

If you’re a JunglePrincess, you will most likely be a DamselInDistress who spends the majority of the story almost being eaten or tied to a steak until the TarzanBoy NatureHero comes. After all, this is a great place to be CapturedbyCannibals.

When not a run of JungleJapes, the jungle is a harsh and hostile place, [[EverythingTryingToKillYou frequently deadly for its denizens, but even more ferocious to outsiders no matter what gear they bring with them]]. This jungle is treated as a semi-sentient entity; a soup of [[GeniusLoci consciousness]] composed of the ferocity of its native life and climate. And it ''[[VideoGame/{{Sinistar}} hungers]]''. It devours sane minds with its stifling and claustrophobic atmosphere, infecting all who enter with a slow, creeping madness in an effort to make them its own. This same climate breeds fetid decay and disease, which likewise infests the body. On top of this, the marvels of modern technology count for ''nothing''. The humidity of the jungle devours advanced technology in a trice. Keeping anything working is a constant, day-to-day struggle to keep up with the jungle's ruination, which further wears at the sanity and morale of any who try it.

If you’re a [[JunglePrincess Jungle-Princess]], you will most likely be a [[DamselinDistress Damsel-in-Distress]] who spends the majority of the story almost being eaten or tied to a steak until the [[NatureHero Nature-Hero]] comes. After all, this is a great place to be [[CapturedbyCannibals Captured-by-Cannibals]].

** From the same director, ''Film/DarkAndStormyNight'' has Creator/JimBeaver as a hard-bitten safari guide who tells similiar jungle stories, though he admits to being more comfortable there than in an OldDarkHouse where murder is afoot.

** The Abyss has a few layers that fit this trope as well, as the Outer Planes' nature means they're under no obligation to restrict themselves to rational ecologies. Ahvoth-Kor, the realm of Angazhan, the demon lord of apes and jungles, is a hellish rainforest watered by rains of blood and home to demonic versions of normal jungle predators. Gluttondark, the realm of Zevgavizeb, the demon lord of caverns, reptiles and predators, is a series of jungle-filled caverns roamed by dinosaurs, giant bats and Zevgavizeb himself.

* Filming of ''Film/{{Predator}}'' seems to have been a little like this.

* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' has the "Forest of Blades", where soldiers have been captured and fused together with the trees, with their weapons jutting out.

See also SwampsAreEvil, DontGoInTheWoods, and JungleOpera. Closely related to RiverOfInsanity. Sort of like the ThirstyDesert, though the similar names are coincidental. For a place commonly depicted this way, see DarkestAfrica.

God help you if [[JungleWarfare you have to fight a war]] here, [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar which]] [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific isn't unknown]]. Compare DarkestAfrica.

See also SwampsAreEvil, DontGoInTheWoods, and JungleOpera. Closely related to RiverOfInsanity. Sort of like the ThirstyDesert, though the similar names are coincidental.

If you’re a [[JunglePrincess]], you will most likely be a [[DamselinDistress]] who spends the majority of the story almost being eaten or tied to a steak. After all, this is a great place to be [[CapturedbyCannibals]].

* In ''Animation/CatCity'', TheAmazon is portrayed this way. Lusta Dick encounters a [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile caiman]], a [[SnakesAreSinister constrictor snake]], a massive ManEatingPlant (a flower with sharp, snapping teeth), an InevitableWaterfall and a tribe of [[BatOutOfHell vampire bats]].

* ''Series/MacGyver1985'': TheAmazon is portrayed this way in "Trumbo's World". Trumbo is in a constant battle to keep the jungle from swallowing his plantation, and a swarm of army ants threatens to devour the everything in its path.

* Parodied in a chapter of Creator/AlanMoore's ''ComicBook/DRAndQuinch'' via the planet Ghoyogia, where the saliva-trees digest you alive and even the terrible diseases have terrible diseases.
* TheAlcatraz Robyn is imprisoned in ''ComicBook/RobynHood: The Hunt'' is a DeadlyEnvironmentPrison surrounded by a hungry jungle.

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* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnOfTheDinosaurs'' features a tropical LostWorld full of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic life. One of its locations is the "Jungle of Misery" inhabited by carnivorous plants, one of which can consume both a mammoth and a ''Smilodon''.

The jungle's inhabitants don't make it any better. There tend to be [[BarbarianTribe hostile natives]], {{cannibal tribe}}s, and [[CatFolk cat-]], and [[LizardFolk lizard-people]]. It's also home to BigCreepyCrawlies, [[SnakesAreSinister poisonous and large constricting snakes]], [[PantheraAwesome tigers, leopards, and other large cats]], [[ManiacMonkeys aggressive monkeys]], and [[KingKongCopy giant apes]]. The jungle's lakes, rivers, and swamps are full of [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodiles]] and [[PiranhaProblem piranhas]]. There are even [[LivingDinosaurs dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures]] in [[LostWorld extreme cases]].

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* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': a staple for the arenas at the Hunger Games.

* The ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'' games generally avert this in favour of JungleJapes, jungles being the home environment of the Kong family. The Forest world in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', however, has shades of this for its relatively high difficulty and general level of overgrowth, featuring trees much taller than those encountered in the Jungle world, forming a dark canopy over most levels. One level in particular, Muncher Marathon, could quite literally be called hungry, as it has the players running from an AdvancingWallOfDoom in the form of a swarm of just-hatched spiders.

* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnOfTheDinosaurs'' features a tropical LostWorld full of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic life. One of its locations is the "Jungle of Misery" inhabited by carnivorous plants, one of which can consume both a mammoth and a ''Smilodon''.

* The jungles of the Rook Islands in ''VideoGame/FarCry3'' are surreal, colorful and teeming with [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal flora, fauna and fungi]], to say nothing of the RuthlessModernPirates and PrivateMilitaryContractors. It's almost as if [[GeniusLoci the islands themselves]] are trying to bring insanity and/or death upon those who set foot on them.

* ''Film/ApocalypseNow'', based on ''Heart of Darkness'' [-IN VIETNAM!-]

The jungle's inhabitants don't make it any better. There tend to be [[BarbarianTribe hostile natives]], {{cannibal tribe}}s, and [[CatFolk cat-]], and [[LizardFolk lizard-people]]. It's also home to BigCreepyCrawlies, [[SnakesAreSinister poisonous and large constricting snakes]], [[PantheraAwesome tigers, leopards, and other large cats]], [[ManiacMonkeys aggressive monkeys]], and [[KingKongCopy giant apes]]. The jungle's lakes, rivers, and swamps are full of [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodiles]] and [[PiranhaProblem piranhas]]. There are even [[LostWorld dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures]] in extreme cases.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': [[SingleBiomePlanet Catachan]], the mascot for the DeathWorld trope, is covered by a world-spanning jungle where everything is meat-eating, toxic, explosive and out to kill you. It's the recruiting grounds for an [[RedshirtArmy Imperial Guard]] regiment the Catachan Jungle Fighters who are [[PlanetOfHats all Rambo]].

** ''Literature/TheHeritageOfShannara': The jungle of Morrowindl is as bad or worse, being a dank, [[SwampsAreEvil swampy mess]], infested by predators, mutants, and Shadowen, including the monstrous Wisteron. The Black Oaks of Southland aren't much better, and characters go out of their way to avoid them, courtesy of the hungry wolf packs that make their home there. In ''Literature/TheSwordOfShannara'' this results in them screwing up and heading straight into the far worse [[SwampsAreEvil Mist Marsh]].