“Not exactly,” Gilda replied with a shake of her head. “Equestria, the Land of the United Tribes, is made of three sub-species. Earth-griffins, sky-griffins and mage griffins are still the same species, but their bloodlines are… specialized to fit their lands of origins. For example, Western Ports and Northern Mountains needed strong fliers, so most sky-griffins you’d see can trace their lineages to those places. Eastern Plains and Southern Farmlands though needed griffins that were faster or stronger on the land, so earth-griffins birth can be traced to there.” 