According to the Wikimedia page, the duck is from an article [1] by Jordan Wirfs-Brock. Some quick internet stalking suggests is the daughter of Smalltalk and

According to the Wikimedia page, the duck is from an article [1] by Jordan Wirfs-Brock. Some quick internet stalking suggests is the daughter of Smalltalk and OOP pioneer Rebecca Wirfs-Brock. Illustrious family! [1] http://insideenergy.org/2014/10/02/ie-questions-why-is-california-trying-to-behead-the-duck/ http://insideenergy.org/2014/10/02/ie-questions-why-is-calif...