Have you Met Jynxie Yet?

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Today, we're featuring Jynxie, a lioness with an unusual history:

 

Jynxie was born at a sanctuary in 1998 in Mississippi where her parents had been rescued from a very poor situation. In 2001 Jynxie and her brother, Jambo, were removed from this sanctuary and traveled to another sanctuary in Texas where they lived together until 2008. Sadly, Jambo died leaving her without lion companionship for about two years.

When her second home, the Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO), closed its doors, Jynxie needed to be relocated once again.  We were contacted a couple of times to see if we could take in some of the WAO big cats that required immediate placement, but since we were already a little crowded at the time, we had to say no.

All that changed in October, for you see, on October 28, 2010 we were left with a huge vacant hole in both our hearts and one of our lion enclosures by the passing of our beloved Malikai. Not only were we left with this sadness, but Malikai left behind a brother, Dinari, whom now would have to live the rest of his life alone. We contacted the WAO to see if they still needed to place any of their female lions, and as fate would have it, they still needed a home for Jynxie!

On November 12th we brought Jynxie home. When she first arrived, we couldn't help but notice she look a little thin and her coat did not look so good.

Jynxie when she first arrived at In-Sync Exotics - November 2010

Our girl looking a little thin upon arrival

Jynxie was very unsure of her new surroundings when she first arrived.

Once Jynxie felt more at home with us, we were able to pair her and Dinari for a short time.  They were only together for a couple of weeks before Dinari passed away on May 11,2011. 

Once again, we were faced with a lion (in this case lioness) who no longer had companionship.  So, when we learned that a geriatric lion from the WAO named Sabu needed a home, we gladly accepted the boy with high hopes that maybe Jynxie and Sabu could live together.

But alas, this pairing was not meant to be either since Jynxie was just a little too domineering towards Sabu, constantly nipping our boy on his hind quarters! Ironically, now that they are apart, we often catch the pair sharing glances across the playground and Jynxie still gets excited whenever she spies Sabu playing with his red ball!  Silly girl!

Even though the two cats cannot live together, they seem to be enjoying all the attention they receive from  their big cat neighbors or human caretakers.  Jynxie happens to live next to the White Boys and we often see her teasing the boys when they pass nearby on their way to the playground. And Sabu just loves playing with his enrichment items on the playground to the delight of on-lookers!  

Hello gorgeous Jynxie!

She is no longer unsure about her new surroundings!
In-Sync Exotics is now her HOME!

Our girl has filled out and her coat looks absolutely beautiful!

We hope you enjoy this video of our gorgeous girl receiving her enrichment! Doesn't she look g-o-o-d?

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