Talk:Starlight Glimmer/@comment-29017069-20170129001743/@comment-24245960-20170129010127

The problem is that we really have no scale by which to compare the ages of magical Ponies, Pegasi, Unicorns and Alicorns from the magical realm of Equestria to the ages of human beings in our world, or even to their human counterparts at Canterlot High (the latter case in which we have seen some notable differences). We can only compare them by their apparent age differences, as in the examples given here by Jasonbres. Equestrian ponies could be relatively long-lived on average with characters like Granny Smith being a few hundred years old or, conversely, like in the actual animal kingdom compared to the human lifespan a pony might finish school and be ready to settle down to raise a family by age two. In the end it's just like the ongoing speculation of how long a "moon" is. I think the show deliberately leaves these things vague and we are not meant to question them too deeply, leaving it up to each individual viewer to draw their own conclusions.