It was the first time that the brothers had left their first home, meaning staff were “doing everything they could” to make the transition easy, Wilder said.

He said that visitors would not be able to see the brothers until they were “completely settled and happy with their new surroundings”.

Describing their behaviours, Wilder said that Rakesh was the “more aggressive and confident one” out of the three.

Two of the brothers will eventually leave the sanctuary to be paired with a female as part of the breeding programme managed by the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria.

The wildlife park said it was the only site in Kent that has Asiatic lions.