Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in the Australian Alps all the way down to ...

It is waiting until November, when the female crayfish will have reproduced and be carrying eggs. "That's going to be our main role at the zoo, taking these animals and just trying to keep them ...

While carrying the eggs, the females are said to be “in berry” because the eggs resemble a cluster of berries. After hatching the young crayfish stay by their mother’s side for several weeks before ...