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Galalca

The galalca is a sea monster that does not wait for her young to be born, but pulls the fetus from the womb to see if it is ready. If it is not, she pushes it back in.

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Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes

Manuscript

Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320 (Liber de natura rerum), folio 115v

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