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The user wants an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle. I need to create a self-contained SVG image that depicts this whimsical scene. Let me design it with simple shapes and paths.

I'll create:
- A bicycle (frame, wheels, handlebars, seat, pedals)
- A pelican (body, long beak/pouch, eye, legs/feet on pedals, wings)
- Maybe some ground/grass for context

Let me structure the SVG with appropriate viewBox, colors, and paths. I'll make it cartoonish and colorful.

Key elements:
- Bicycle: two circles for wheels, lines for frame, handlebars, seat
- Pelican: oval body, long beak with pouch, long neck, eye, feet on pedals
- Position: pelican sitting on seat, holding handlebars, feet on pedals

Let me draft the coordinates:
- ViewBox: "0 0 400 300"
- Wheels centered around y=200, left wheel at x=100, right at x=300
- Frame: triangle shape connecting wheels and seat/handlebars
- Seat at around (200, 140)
- Handlebars at around (220, 120)
- Pelican body: ellipse centered around (200, 110)
- Pelican neck/head: extending up and left with long beak
- Beak/pouch: long curved shape
- Eye: small circle
- Legs: thin lines down to pedals at bottom of wheels

I'll make it cute and simple with bright colors.

content

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 500 350" width="100%" height="100%" style="background-color:#87CEEB;">
  <defs>
    <linearGradient id="skyGrad" x1="0" y1="0" x2="0" y2="1">
      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#87CEEB" />
      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#E0F7FA" />
    </linearGradient>
  </defs>
  
  <!-- Background -->
  <rect width="500" height="350" fill="url(#skyGrad)" />
  
  <!-- Ground -->
  <rect x="0" y="280" width="500" height="70" fill="#4CAF50" />
  <path d="M0 280 Q 50 270, 100 280 T 200 275 T 300 280 T 400 275 T 500 280 L 500 350 L 0 350 Z" fill="#66BB6A" />
  
  <!-- Sun -->
  <circle cx="420" cy="60" r="30" fill="#FFD54F" />
  <circle cx="420" cy="60" r="22" fill="#FFEB3B" />
  
  <!-- Clouds -->
  <g fill="#fff" opacity="0.9">
    <ellipse cx="100" cy="90" rx="25" ry="15" />
    <ellipse cx="130" cy="85" rx="30" ry="18" />
    <ellipse cx="160" cy="90" rx="20" ry="12" />
    <ellipse cx="350" cy="110" rx="35" ry="20" />
    <ellipse cx="390" cy="105" rx="25" ry="15" />
  </g>

  <!-- Bicycle Wheels -->
  <g stroke="#333" stroke-width="8" fill="none">
    <circle cx="160" cy="230" r="55" />
    <circle cx="340" cy="230" r="55" />
    <!-- Spokes -->
    <circle cx="160" cy="230" r="48" stroke-width="1" />
    <line x1="160" y1="230" x2="160" y2="180" stroke-width="1" />
    <line x1="160" y1="230" x2="160" y2="280" stroke-width="1" />
    <line x1="160" y1="230" x2="115" y2="230" stroke-width="1" />
    <line x1="160" y1="230" x2="205" y2="230" stroke-width="1" />
    <line x1="160" y1="230" x2="124" y2="195" stroke-width="1" />
    <line x1="160" y1="230" x2="196" y2="265" stroke-width="1" />
    
    <circle cx="340" cy="230" r="48" stroke-width="1" />
    <line x1="340" y1="230" x2="340" y2="180" stroke-width="1" />
    <line x1="340" y1="230" x2="340" y2="280" stroke-width="1" />
    <line x1="340" y1="230" x2="295" y2="230" stroke-width="1" />
    <line x1="340" y1="230" x2="385" y2="230" stroke-width="1" />
    <line x1="340" y1="230" x2="304" y2="195" stroke-width="1" />
    <line x1="340" y1="230" x2="376" y2="265" stroke-width="1" />
  </g>

  <!-- Bicycle Frame -->
  <g stroke="#333" stroke-width="6" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" fill="none">
    <!-- Main triangle -->
    <line x1="160" y1="230" x2="250" y2="140" /> <!-- down tube -->
    <line x1="340" y1="230" x2="250" y2="140" /> <!-- seat tube -->
    <line x1="250" y1="140" x2="270" y2="120" /> <!-- top tube to handlebars -->
    <!-- Seat stay -->
    <line x1="340" y1="230" x2="270" y2="180" />
    <!-- Chain stay -->
    <line x1="160" y1="230" x2="250" y2="230" />
    <!-- Seat -->
    <line x1="250" y1="140" x2="270" y2="140" stroke-width="10" stroke-linecap="round" /> <!-- seat -->
    <!-- Handlebars -->
    <line x1="270" y1="120" x2="290" y2="110" stroke-width="4" />
    <line x1="290" y1="110" x2="280" y2="130" stroke-width="3" />
    <!-- Pedals and crank -->
    <circle cx="250" cy="230" r="8" fill="#555" stroke="#333" stroke-width="2" />
    <line x1="250" y1="230" x2="230" y2="250" stroke-width="4" />
    <line x1="230" y1="250" x2="240" y2="260" stroke-width="6" stroke-linecap="round" />
    <line x1="250" y1="230" x2="270" y2="210" stroke-width="4" />
  </g>

  <!-- Pelican Body -->
  <ellipse cx="245" cy="170" rx="35" ry="28" fill="#F5F5F5" stroke="#ccc" stroke-width="2" />
  
  <!-- Pelican Neck -->
  <path d="M 270 160 Q 290 120, 310 100 L 330 105 Q 310 140, 285 170" fill="#F5F5F5" stroke="#ccc" stroke-width="2" />
  
  <!-- Pelican Head -->
  <ellipse cx="335" cy="95" rx="15" ry="12" fill="#F5F5F5" stroke="#ccc" stroke-width="2" />
  
  <!-- Pelican Beak -->
  <path d="M 345 100 Q 400 110, 420 140 L 410 150 Q 380 130, 335 115 Z" fill="#FFA726" stroke="#EF6C00" stroke-width="2" />
  <path d="M 345 105 Q 390 115, 410 135 L 390 142 Q 370 125, 350 118 Z" fill="#FFCC80" />
  
  <!-- Pelican Eye -->
  <circle cx="342" cy="90" r="3.5" fill="#333" />
  <circle cx="343" cy="89" r="0.8" fill="#fff" />
  
  <!-- Pelican Pouch (lower beak) -->
  <path d="M 345 115 Q 390 150, 410 140 L 395 135 Q 370 140, 350 120 Z" fill="#FFAB91" stroke="#FF8A65" stroke-width="1.5" />
  
  <!-- Pelican Wing -->
  <path d="M 215 165 Q 180 140, 190 190 Q 220 200, 230 170 Z" fill="#F5F5F5" stroke="#ccc" stroke-width="2" />
  
  <!-- Pelican Legs/Feet -->
  <g stroke="#FFA726" stroke-width="3" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round">
    <!-- Left leg on pedal -->
    <line x1="245" y1="195" x2="230" y2="245" />
    <line x1="230" y1="245" x2="220" y2="255" />
    <line x1="230" y1="245" x2="240" y2="255" />
    <!-- Right leg on pedal -->
    <line x1="260" y1="195" x2="270" y2="210" />
  </g>
  
  <!-- Pelican Feet on Pedals -->
  <ellipse cx="230" cy="250" rx="10" ry="4" fill="#FFA726" stroke="#EF6C00" stroke-width="1.5" transform="rotate(-10 230 250)" />
  <ellipse cx="270" cy="210" rx="8" ry="3" fill="#FFA726" stroke="#EF6C00" stroke-width="1.5" />
  
  <!-- Pelican holding handlebars -->
  <path d="M 300 105 Q 310 115, 305 125" stroke="#F5F5F5" stroke-width="4" stroke-linecap="round" fill="none" />
  <circle cx="305" cy="125" r="5" fill="#F5F5F5" stroke="#ccc" stroke-width="1" />
</svg>
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