Galang : Monita, what are you reading?
Monita : Bekantan. I think I am going to talk about this primate for my Science project next week!
Galang : Cool! It’s the reddish – brown monkey with a long and big nose, right?
Monita : Yes. And Bekantan is quite big. It’s weight is about 6 – 22 kilograms and its height is around 55 to 76 cm. Interestingly, it’s tail is almost as long as its body!
Galang : What a tail! Hey, look… The book says Bekantan is a Proboscis monkey.
Monita : Pardon? What monkey?
Galang : Proboscis monkey. It means a long – nosed monkey.
Monita : Hmm… an interesting name but hard to say
Galang : It also has another name. Nasalis larvatus.
Monita : Wait… I should take notes. Bekantan is a type of primate. Its common name is pro….
Galang : Proboscis monkey.
Monita : Right, thanks. Proboscis monkey. And its scientific name is Nasalais larvatus.
What is Bekantan?