The wee ones (was Re: badassery)

[Larry Sheldon]

On 3/14/2012 3:55 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

> That kitten - well, "cub," I guess, since it's a wild animal - is as
> cute as a button!

Are there rules for naming the young of various kinds of animals like
there for grouping them?  (like "murder of crows", "pod of whales".
"gridlock of humans".....)


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