Or rather, it’s made from coffee beans that are partially digested and then pooped out by the civet, a catlike creature. A cup of kopi luwak, as it’s known, can sell for as much as $80 in the ...

The B’laan villagers collect and sell premium coffee beans pooped out by wild palm civets in the forests of Mount Matutum. Ensuring the civets can continue to roam the forests unharmed also ...

The next time you get sticker shock at Starbucks, try to think of those who have developed a taste for Kopi Luwak coffee beans ... the civet misses out on a more balanced diet.