# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYnQpKojneZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65771596-dmregister-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-21T20:04:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

## Caption

Blue Zoo is being evicted from its Jordan Creek Town Center location after allegedly falling behind on rent payments, adding a new layer to the closure of an aquarium that spent much of its short time in Iowa under scrutiny.

The for-profit aquarium announced May 12 that it would close on May 25, just two years after opening, citing what it described as a “substantial increase in rent.” Dallas County court filings, however, show the landlord terminated Blue Zoo’s lease weeks earlier and obtained a default judgment after the company's representatives failed to appear in court.

Staff at the 20,000-square-foot facility that marketed interactive experiences, including stingray touch pools and a walk-through aviary filled with parakeets, will be working to relocate thousands of animals by mid-June.

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