The Thai alphabet is derived from the old Khmer script, an abugida script. Abugiba describes a segmental writing style to allow each consonant-vowel sequence to be written as one unit. The Thai alphabet contains 44 letters and shares a similar style with the Roman alphabet; the Thai alphabet is written from left to right.
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Elephas maximas - The Asian elephant consists of three sub-species: the Indian, the Sumatran, and the Sri Lankan elephant. The trunk of the elephant is its single most important feature. Containing no bones or cartilage, the trunk is made up of over 100,000 individual muscles. This sensitive organ has the ability to lift heavy logs or small pieces of fruit. Its flexibility is extraordinary; the elephant could not survive without a trunk. Male Asian elephants have large tusks; female tusks are small, unnoticeable or completely missing.
