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Entry Date: March 27, 2005
Hello people of the internet! This is Kyle P. bringing you the latest chunk of information that I have to offer about Equestria! This started out as a ‘alternative media’ project for one of my anthropology classes here at Miami University (Ohio) by detailing the use of the internet for spreading awareness of foreign cultures. Overtime though I have enjoyed it and so from the archives I bring back to you one of my earliest additions to the blog which goes over a slight overview for the inhabitants of Equestria.
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Entry Date: October 19, 2003
Entry 4: Fauna of EquestriaContinuing from my last entry about the nature of Equestria’s geography I will be making a observation about the inhabitants of Equestria (it is inappropriate to say ‘creatures’). Namely the unique beings found in Equestrian borders and some detailed information about present and past information, at the bottom of my entry can be found my cited sources.
Native Equestrians (Americans) and Expats: The name “Native Equestrian” is used as much as “Native American” or “Amerindian” but I feel for the purpose of this blog that “Native Equestrian” is the best way to describe those humans living in Equestria. Estimated population numbers range for these Native Equestrians range to about 300,000 in total with uneven concentrations in the eastern border of the Colombia Plateau and more isolated northwest coastline. The population was likely much larger before the introduction of disease that only afflicted the human inhabitants of Equestria, and some say that the population has only just recovered. The number of Expats, those studying in Equestria or working on limited travel or work viasa are only about two thousand in number and are restricted from entering the Equestrian Valley (Willamette Valley), as while Canterlot is the official capital, Manehatten is the main economic hub and the site of diplomatic embassies.
Equestrian Ponies: The origin of the Equestrian Ponies is a hotly debated issue as being of extra terrestrial or earth born, as is the nature of Celestia’s origin. In my own opinion on the subject, while Celestia may be a extraterrestrial the Ponies of Equestria may be a offshoot of the early horse mammal (Equus scotti) in North America that largely were wiped out by humans in the western hemisphere. Archaeological evidence supports this in that remains of horses or ponies resembling the modern day Ponies have been found as far east as the Mississippi alongside primitive man. Though these remains are dated several thousand years after the extinction of the Equus scotti.
The estimated population of the Equestrian Ponies ranges to about 10,000,000 with a fairly even distribution amongst the Earth Ponies, Pegasi, and Unicorns though it is noted that Earth Ponies are more common than Pegasi, and Pegasi more than Unicorns in a margin range of possibly only a few ten thousand. It is the distribution of these races of Pony that are different, Earth Ponies can be found throughout Equestria fairly evenly (having a legacy of being the most expansive minded). The Pegasi’s population while common throughout Equestria is mostly found in the floating, cloud-city of Cloudsdale, they have always been the most far ranging of their king and isolated with their cloud-city forming and reforming constantly through the ages as they have traveled around Equestria and the North American continent (see Cumulusopolis, Stratus, New Stratus, and Nimbus City). The Unicorns are mostly concentrated in the Equestrian Valley and Equestria’s major urban centers; this may be a facet in that most of Equestria’s nobility are Unicorns.
Griffons: The most secretive and reclusive of Equestria’s population, population numbers are unknown. Officially they are independent of Celestia’s rule, but they more or less differ to her on dealing with the outside world, the only major Griffon population outside of the Mountains of Dawn and Dusk (the Cascades and Oregon Coast Range) being in Cloudsdale and they number only a few hundred, and possibly Olympic Mountains. Griffons may have had a much larger population range, as remains have been found on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains but for whatever reason they have restricted themselves to the highest peaks in Equestria.
Dragons: Like Griffons and Unicorns, Dragons have had a very global apperance in cultures throughout the world so it is quite possible that at one time they may have been present across the globe but in modern times outside of Equestria the only known dragon lairs are in the Black Hills of South Dakota and the Kashmir region bewteen India and Pakistan. The population of the Dragons is likewise unknown, somewhere bewteen 20-50 being the guessed range. The reason why Dragonologists are so unsure is that Dragons are very lazy, or more that mature dragons due to changes in their chemical balance with their immense size go through extreamly long periods of hibernation. The last dragon to wake up was in 1980 but before that it was in 1504. Inside of Equestria their known lairs are deep within the Mountains of Dawn and Dusk, perhaps only Celestia knows how many dragons their are or maybe she doesnt. In older times, humans and ponies living in today's Equestria used to raid Dragon nests and steal their eggs (they are made out of pure gold in the inner lining of the egg shell), with a legend going that one human theif stole a egg but the dragon saw him and chased him from modern day Equestria down to the Valley of Mexico (where some believe the apperance of the dragon may have inspired Quetzalcoatl).
Celestia is known to have a ongoing program of exchange with a few dragons, namely trading their dragon eggs for gold and jewels (which the dragons seem to have a affection for not unlike a raccoon for shiney objects). Normally the dragon mothers would be too tired and too prone to hibernation to watch after their hyperactive young which would often lead to the dragon baby to wander away and get killed by predators or starvation or luckily sometimes adopted by Pony or Human tribes. The purpose of Celestia's trade seems to be to instill Friendship for Ponies and Humans so that when they grow up they will be less prone to burn down either's homes.
Equestrian Buffalo: The Buffalo of Equestria mostly live today in eastrern Equestria (Columbia Plateau and North Nevada) where they are wary of both Human and Pony encroachment (especially the Earth Ponies with their drive to plant farms on Buffalo grazing lands). Population numbers are estimated to be around 200,000 in Equestria. Once their population ranged across a large portion of the American continent where they lived sometimes peacefully and sometimes not-so-peacefully with the Native American Tribes and Ponies. Though with the expansion of both, especially the coming of Europeans who saw the Buffalo as fodder their numbers plummeted, becoming largely extinct or cowed the few retaining their independence and intelligence joinning with certain Native Human tribes on reservations or going into Equestria.
Sentient Animals: Interesting enough the animals of Equestria such as Buffalo, Ponies, Cows, Rabbits, etc seem to possess a unusual degree of intelligence compared to their counterparts across the globe. The reasons why may be due to a certain background radiation in Equestria (Magic as they call it) or a interesting evolutionary quirk in their dna.
Alicorn: Celestia is the only known living Alicorn in the world (unless one believes in the Mare on the Moon theory but Lunar imaging and the various space missions to the moon have found no evidence, unless you believe in the conspiracies) and the extent of her powers and are are unknown. She is at least 5,000 years old some scientists have veantured. The nature of her powers such as her ability to move the sun may actually not being able to physically move the sun but the ability to effect the photons and atoms that make up the world's atmosphere by being able to manipulate the movement of the sun's light (which normally is going so fast it passes through the earth) and make it appear she is able to raise or not raise the sun and moon (when infact she is able to influence the light, even block it out for a 'eternal day or night'). The extent of her powers are unknown, some believing she may be able to only commit to a regional affect, while others say she has a worldly influence. Those in favor of the former site the 1987 Canterlot Protocol, where she had to travel to Antartica to fix the Ozone Hole in exchange for world countries adopting more environmentally friendly policies, while warning that she would not totally fix it again in the future if it reopened due to human negligence. While those prefering the later or worldly affect cite a event in 1010 AD, where on the Summer Solstice of the Northern Hemisphere it was reported the night lasted longer rather then shorter.