“Whales have calves,
Cats have kittens
Bears have Cubs,
Bats have bittens,
Swans have cygnets,
Seals have puppies,
But guppies just have little guppies.”

—  Ogden Nash

"The Guppy"
Versus (1949)

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American poet 1902–1971

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