Stock Photo - The Prague zoo has put on display its three Indian lions, a rare subspecies, which it acquired from India in October as the first specimens to be sent to Europe in 20 years, the zoo deputy head Jaroslav Simek told a press conference today, on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. The acclimatisation of the male lion Jamvan and lionesses Ginni and Suchi, photo, in Prague has been problem free so far, Simek said. The Prague zoo has acquired the lions from the Sakkarbaug zoo in the Gujarat region, north west India, as a result of negotiations in which Czech diplomacy assisted. The former Czech ambassador to India, Miloslav Stasek, largely contributed to the acquisition success, Prague zoo director Miroslav Bobek said. The Indian lion, also known as Persian lion, has a symbolic importance for Czechs. ""It is the lion that the [Bohemian medieval ruling] Premyslide dynasty included in their coats of arms and that later entered the coat of arms of the Czech Republic,"" Bobek said. Only about 500 Indian lions live in the world now. All the three arrivals in the Prague zoo were born in captivity. The Prague keepers believe they will succeed in their breeding. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)