The civets digest the flesh of the coffee cherries but pass the beans inside, leaving their stomach enzymes to go to work on the beans, which adds to the coffee's prized aroma and flavor. 1 pound (0.45 kg) can cost up to $600 in some parts of the world and about $100 a cup in others.

麝貓(civet)，又名麝香貓，是靈貓科的大部份物種。 牠們的身體細小及柔軟，大部份棲息在樹上。一般外表像貓，但鼻端較長及甚至是尖的，有點像水獺或獴。 麝貓的長度不一，不計算尾巴約有0.4-0.7米長，重1-5公斤。

If you read carefully about its history, the original (initial) civet coffee are collected from wild civet droppings in coffee plantation where locals collecting civet excrement containing coffee beans, the civets are roaming free.

コピ・ルアク（インドネシア語：Kopi Luwak）とは、ジャコウネコの糞から採られる未消化のコーヒー豆のことである 。 。「コピ」はコーヒーを指すインドネシア語、「ルアク」はマレージャコウネコの現地での呼び名である 。 コピ・ルアクの起源はインドネシアである。

The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern as it accommodates to a broad range …

The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern as it accommodates to a broad range of habitats. It is widely distributed with large populations that in 2008 were thought unlikely to be declining.In Indonesia, it is threatened by poaching and illegal wildlife trade; buyers use it for …

A civet (/ ˈ s ɪ v ɪ t /) is a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different species, mostly from the family Viverridae.Most of the species diversity is found in southeast Asia. The best-known species is the African civet, Civettictis civetta, which historically has been the main ...

Civet coffee is a special kind of coffee prepared from coffee beans that have been eaten, digested and defecated by the Asian palm civet cat (known in Indonesia as the luwak), a small cat-like mammal that enjoys eating ripe, luscious coffee cherries. The pooped-out coffee beans, protected by a thin parchment because digestion doesn’t destroy the bean’s tough outer husk, are then …