"That is because ponies around here are boring," Pinkie noted. "They don't talk or come in a wide variety of colors or have cutie marks, either." She tilted her head at his question. It wasn't the first time someone had used the "planet" term, but it still threw her off when she heard it. "I'm from a land called Equestria. Most everypony there is a pony, but we have dragons and griffins and cows and things, too."

The species question was usually the next one on the list.