"The statement that opossums copulate through the nose and that sometime later the tiny young are blown into the pouch is entirely false. This idea may have originated with the observation that the pouch is often filled with newborn young soon after the female has investigated the pouch with her nose. Or possibly the tale stems from the possession of a forked penis by the male."
[Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th Edition. Ed. R.M. Nowak, Vol I, p. 17 Sp.2]

Kann mir bitte jemand versichern, daß die letzte Phrase nicht auf die Nasenlöcher des Weibchens anspielt? Nein? Um Himmels willen!