Snowball tilted his head at her again. "No?" he replied. "I am like other ponies in home tribe." Unbeknownst to Snowball, Yakutians had significantly more sensitive hearing compared to their Equestrian counterparts. They hadn't developed the ability to echolocate like thestrals because their environments didn't allow them too. To explain, a snow covered field absorbs a lot of sound so sound waves that tries to bounce back from a target will usually be absorbed. However, because Yakutians lived in such a sound dampened environment, they had to get used to hearing primary sources of noise instead of secondary ones in such an environment meaning their hearing naturally grew over time to hear the smallest noises from a distance. It was important that this adaptation occurred because the only other artificial noises in the frozen northern wastelands were predators or prey. If it was a prey, it was more food to survive and if it was prey, they'd want to avoid them as much as possible. Therefore, their hearing adapted over time.

a predator

Edit: Soon to be medically retired. Waiting to die

Please don't, there have been too many good people in the world who have gone before their time. Enjoy yours.

Thanks for the favourite ! It means a lot after the long delay in writing. Hope other stories and authors here continue to attract your interest!
All good things,
Scara.

Thank you for favoriting "The Elements of Harm Many!"

Howdy Howdy,
Thank you for adding Wings and Horns to your favorites!