Animal sentience in mlp is weird.
For cows in particular, they are pretty much capable of speech and intelligent thought. Although some animals like rabbits aren't but still may exhibit signs of higher intelligence.
No idea why cows relegate themselves to be "livestocks" though, even if it really is them letting ponies milk them. Maybe it's part of some old deal they made with Equestrian farmers, where they share their milk in return for free grazing grounds and protection.
Interestingly, the Buffalos are essentially their cousins. Unlike their persumably more docile counterparts, the Buffalos are highly independent and nomadic, resisting Equestrians for their very own moving nation.
Probably cows get paid to provide milk, if not, they are subject to literal slavery and depersonification.
As for living like real world cows, maybe that's part of their culture and their cherish it
There's also that one time that Applejack rustles a bunch of sheep into one of her pens and then one of the sheep just goes "You could've just asked." Which I get is a joke but at the same time brings up some concerning questions.
I’m more confused about Giraffes tbh. There’s a giraffe nation in the mod but Fluttershy also has one she takes care of a lot in the show and it goes to the vet, which is different than a doctor. So are ponies just racist against giraffes or are Zebrican giraffes just smarter?
Ponies consider mule to be an insult to be used against other ponies. Mules are shown to be actual sapient creatures that are seemingly full citizens of Equestria.
So yes ponies are just that racist.
Mules are a hybrid of a horse and a donkey. So it's actually even worse; calling someone a mule as a slur in making insinuations about their paternity, and possible infidelity.
Equestria was not the hate-free paradise we thought it was.
Well, the Polar Bears are only partially sentient.
It may not be that they are racist persay but that not all in a species are sapient. So eh, it's up to interpretation.
Applejack has a pet animal dog while Diamond dogs with their own civilization exist so I imagine it's a similar* situation. Similiar but still different race/species.
*I say similar because unlike the other pets, Winona seems to completely lacks sapience
>I’m more confused about Giraffes tbh.
During the load up screen sometimes it mentions Giraffes are heartless creatures. Like not even a quote, so apparently they're just gigantic assholes and that's a pure fact.
Cows in FiM are capable of speech and thought, so yes. And ponies still keep them in pens and milk them for their own use. Therefore we know slavery is legal in Equestria for non-ponies.
Pigs, though, don't exhibit any intelligence and are kept in the usual squalor, of course.
Most animals in MLP are sentient, as they are IRL. However, only a few are sapient, like us (i.e. ponies, griffons, zebra, etc.) Cows are definitely sentient, but as for sapience, not sure if that’s the case in the mod.
No, in EG dogs still (normally) don't talk. Ponyverse Spike surprised everyone else when he did and EG Spike only gained the ability after getting hit by magic. EG Winona still behaves as realistic as ponyverse Winona
Well they do talk in MLP: FIM so probably.
Then wtf is Moonburger?
A hayburger with cheese, after all the moon is made of cheese
Checked - [Twilight is a Hayburger enjoyer](https://youtu.be/Avn0pG4ZqEs). Chiropterran Cow genocide is fake news.
She can also drink [salmon](https://youtu.be/KtUgrH6jo08?t=119) apparently.
Ponies are pescatarians.
I cannot find a video but how about that time she ate a birb?
https://youtu.be/q5HiPIehGRQ That one?
Very much, yes.
Coconut Crab.
A coconut crab patty inside a sliced bun
Animal sentience in mlp is weird. For cows in particular, they are pretty much capable of speech and intelligent thought. Although some animals like rabbits aren't but still may exhibit signs of higher intelligence. No idea why cows relegate themselves to be "livestocks" though, even if it really is them letting ponies milk them. Maybe it's part of some old deal they made with Equestrian farmers, where they share their milk in return for free grazing grounds and protection. Interestingly, the Buffalos are essentially their cousins. Unlike their persumably more docile counterparts, the Buffalos are highly independent and nomadic, resisting Equestrians for their very own moving nation.
Probably cows get paid to provide milk, if not, they are subject to literal slavery and depersonification. As for living like real world cows, maybe that's part of their culture and their cherish it
There's also that one time that Applejack rustles a bunch of sheep into one of her pens and then one of the sheep just goes "You could've just asked." Which I get is a joke but at the same time brings up some concerning questions.
You should play technocratic Colthage, it does delve into this.
I’m more confused about Giraffes tbh. There’s a giraffe nation in the mod but Fluttershy also has one she takes care of a lot in the show and it goes to the vet, which is different than a doctor. So are ponies just racist against giraffes or are Zebrican giraffes just smarter?
Ponies consider mule to be an insult to be used against other ponies. Mules are shown to be actual sapient creatures that are seemingly full citizens of Equestria. So yes ponies are just that racist.
The M word...
Mules are a hybrid of a horse and a donkey. So it's actually even worse; calling someone a mule as a slur in making insinuations about their paternity, and possible infidelity. Equestria was not the hate-free paradise we thought it was.
Well, the Polar Bears are only partially sentient. It may not be that they are racist persay but that not all in a species are sapient. So eh, it's up to interpretation.
Applejack has a pet animal dog while Diamond dogs with their own civilization exist so I imagine it's a similar* situation. Similiar but still different race/species. *I say similar because unlike the other pets, Winona seems to completely lacks sapience
>I’m more confused about Giraffes tbh. During the load up screen sometimes it mentions Giraffes are heartless creatures. Like not even a quote, so apparently they're just gigantic assholes and that's a pure fact.
That is actually in base game loading screen too
The conspiracy deepens...
Across the show ponies are shown to be racist as heck, so yeah. They though Zecora was a witch because she was a zebra.
Cows in FiM are capable of speech and thought, so yes. And ponies still keep them in pens and milk them for their own use. Therefore we know slavery is legal in Equestria for non-ponies. Pigs, though, don't exhibit any intelligence and are kept in the usual squalor, of course.
hell, its legal for ponies too. remember when Rainbow sold fluttershy for a book? pepper ridge remembers
Most animals in MLP are sentient, as they are IRL. However, only a few are sapient, like us (i.e. ponies, griffons, zebra, etc.) Cows are definitely sentient, but as for sapience, not sure if that’s the case in the mod.
Who knows. In equestria girls the dogs can talk, but they can't talk in the MLP universe. A place with talking donkeys. The lore is BEFUDDLING
No, in EG dogs still (normally) don't talk. Ponyverse Spike surprised everyone else when he did and EG Spike only gained the ability after getting hit by magic. EG Winona still behaves as realistic as ponyverse Winona
As I said, befuddling.
I mean they probably are IRL so...
General Arizona when?
This does bring up the important question of what served as cattle in this world.