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Which domesticated animals did early Pacific Island societies raise?

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Map of the Pacific Islands region showing political boundaries, major island groups, and countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, French Polynesia, and Kiribati. The map uses color shading to indicate elevation and ocean depth, with key islands and capitals labeled throughout the central and southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Pacific Islands

Early Pacific Island societies raised three main groups of domesticated animals: pigs, dogs, and chickens. These animals were part of the cultural and economic life of Oceanian societies at the time of European contact, alongside a technology based on stone, bone, and shell objects.1