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InPhilippine mythology,Ekek (orEk Ek) are birdlike human creatures. They are winged-humans who search for victims at night. They hunger for flesh and blood. They are usually described as flying creatures that look like theManananggal, but are unable to divide or split their body in the way that the Manananggal does. The Ekek is also associated with theWak Wak because of some similar characteristics. The only difference between aWak Wak andEkek is thatEkek has a birdlikebill whereas theWak Wak has none.[1]
TheEkek can transform into a huge bird or bat at night to prowl. Similar to the Manananggal, theEkek 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. TheEkek 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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