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a pelican riding a bicycle, drawn by gpt-5.2

gpt-5.2

Pelecanus velocipedus

Genus
OpenAI
First observed
2025-12-11
Preservation
png print
Digital illustration on a light gray/white background with a thin horizontal baseline: a stylized California brown pelican in breeding plumage is drawn side-on, leaning forward and pedaling a bicycle; the pelican has a dark brown body with layered wing lines, a pale cream head with a darker brown cap and neck shading, a small black eye, and an oversized long golden-yellow bill extending far past the front wheel; one brown leg reaches down to a pedal while the other is tucked back; the bike is shown in profile with two large spoked wheels (black tires, white rims), a dark frame, crank and chainring near the rear wheel, a black saddle above the rear, and the front fork aligned under the pelican’s head; text at the top reads "California brown pelican (breeding plumage) pedaling a bicycle". — keeper's log

The critic reads the drawing's source, and this specimen has none — only a photograph of it survives.

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