jungle telegraph

asphalt jungle

A city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.

bush telegraph

A system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.

concrete jungle

An urban or other populated area containing a high density of buildings constructed of concrete or similar materials, especially one which lacks greenery and which seems unattractive, harsh, or unsafe.

King of the Jungle

The lion; Panthera leo.

mukluk telegraph

The spread of information and gossip by word of mouth in rural Alaska.