Five celebrity cats are now taking up residence at In-Sync Exotics in Wylie.
Mdiba, Ibasa, Shadow, Timba and Naruda, all part of the famed Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden, have all moved from Las Vegas to North Texas.
Madiba and Timba-Masai are 9-year-old, male white lions. Shadow is a 14-year-old melanistic (black) leopard and Neruda and Ibasa are 19-year-old spotted leopards. They will join the other 75 exotic cats that already call In-Sync home.
The cats were part of the last group to leave The Mirage -- with other cats headed to the Wildcat Ridge Sanctuary in Scotts Mills, Oregon.
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In-Sync Exotics said their transport team returned home in May with two male, white lions and three leopards. The In-Sync transport team then returned to Vegas at the end of June to transport the remaining big cats to the sanctuary in Oregon.
In-Sync Exotics said they were selected to adopt the big cats and become their new forever home "because of the unparalleled In-Sync team, long-standing experience with similar exotic cats, and extensive facility."
"The selection to not only adopt the animals but also lead the transports was based on In-Sync’s international reputation for transporting and relocating large exotic cats as they transition to a new facility," In-Sync said in a news release.
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“We are honored to have been selected to care for these amazing animals for the rest of their lives,” said Vicky Keahey, founder and executive director of In-Sync Exotics. “We look forward to providing them the highest level of care with the utmost respect for their well-being that we pride ourselves in giving our 75 other exotic cats who live with us at In-Sync Exotics.”
The Mirage permanently closed the Secret Garden habitat in 2022 and has been relocating the animal residents since that time.
In-Sync Exotics is open to visitors on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Click here for an updated schedule.
