Peter_deT t1_j9nyzle wrote
Reply to comment by sighthoundman in Do female marsupials give birth through a cloaca or do they have a separate vaginal opening like placentals? by Pe45nira3
The central vagina (used for birth) does not open into the pouch, Typically the mother licks a path from the vagina to the pouch and the new-born crawls along it, into the pouch and latches on to a teat.
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