NBC DFW – July 12, 2023 | By NBCDFW Staff
Five celebrity cats move from Las Vegas to In-Sync Exotics in Wylie
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.
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.”
