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Fifth Banksy in five days appears in London

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The image of two pelicans in silhouette fishing was spotted by locals in Walthamstow

The artist Banksy has confirmed he is behind a new artwork of two pelicans above a fish and chip shop in north-east London.

The birds are shown in silhouette, fishing, above the the shop on the corner of Pretoria Avenue and Northcote Road, Walthamstow. It is the fifth London image this week Banksy has confirmed is his work.

A goat appeared in Kew on Monday while an image of two elephants touching trunks in Chelsea was first seen on Tuesday, although on Friday it was seen defaced with stripes.

Three monkeys hanging from a bridge in Brick Lane drew crowds on Wednesday, and a howling wolf on a satellite dish was seen in Peckham on Thursday - which within hours was believed to have been stolen.

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One of the elephants in Tuesday's artwork in Chelsea was seen defaced with white stripes on Friday

One local resident told BBC News: "It's genuinely really exciting.

"A friend messaged me early this morning telling me it's appeared on my street so we arranged to come down as soon as we could."

Video shows Banksy howling wolf artwork being removed

She added: "It's so fun and wholesome so that's what's really nice to see."

She said she believed the location of the work above Bonners Fish Bar was significant. "It's a bit of an icon of the local area, so I'm sure that's why it's been chosen. It's been here a long time and it's well loved."

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This image of a howling wolf on a satellite dish was installed in Peckham on Thursday

Another local, Hannah, said she joined other spectators as soon as she found out about the work.

"I was lying in bed, scrolling through social media and it popped up."

She added: "I said 'come on kids, get your coats on, we're going to go out and see the new Banksy on Bonners'.

"We live a few doors away so it's very exciting."

On Thursday, the Bristol-based artist posted an image on Instagram of the silhouette of a wolf howling on a satellite dish in Rye Lane, Peckham, south London.

It was later removed, with a video appearing to show two people using a ladder to take it down and carry it off down the road.

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These three monkeys appeared as though hanging from a rail bridge in Brick Lane surprised passers-by on Wednesday

The Banksy press team told the BBC they "believed" it had been stolen.

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On Tuesday, two elephants seemed reach out to each other with their trunks on the side of a house in Chelsea

The Metropolitan Police said it had been called to reports of a "stolen satellite dish containing artwork" but no arrests had been made.

The BBC understands the art series is set to continue over the coming days.

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A goat appeared on the side of a building near Kew Bridge on Monday morning

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