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looks for sleeping pregnant women. Then it extends a very long proboscis into the womb and kills the fetus by draining its blood. It is said that while this is taking place, a "ek-ek-ek" sound is often heard. The
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fools people into thinking it is far off in the distance by producing a faint sound when it is actually near.
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can transform into a huge bird or bat at night to prowl. Similar to the Manananggal, the
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because of some similar characteristics. The only difference between a
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