Sacred Texts -- Pacific Islander Religions

Te Pito Te Henua, or Easter Island: Mammals

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There are no quadrupeds peculiar to the island except several varieties of rodents. The ancient traditions claim that a goat-like animal was found here by the first colonists, with wide-spreading horns and giving six young at a birth. It is difficult to imagine the foundation for this fancy.

Te Pito Te Henua, or Easter Island: Mammals

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