BANGKOK, Thailand — Perhaps you’ve heard of “kopi luwak,” the world’s priciest coffee. And perhaps you know its main claim to notoriety: The drink is brewed from beans swallowed and ...

In response to the first new SARS case in months, Chinese officials are slaughtering thousands of civet cats. Considered a culinary treat in southern China, the animals are believed to carry the ...

Delebecque saw a depressing civet farm on a trip to Indonesia a few years ago, and it got him thinking about alternatives. After conducting a few DIY bio experiments in his kitchen, Delebecque ...

At $30 a cup, “Kopi Luwak” is made from beans collected from the droppings of a small, cat-like mammal called a civet. The java – often called “cat poo coffee” – isn’t everyone’s ...

The biggest trend in luxury coffee currently is called civet coffee, and it is made from coffee beans found in animal feces. The coffee gets it's name from the Asian palm civet, a mammal native to ...

Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP/Getty Images This article originally appeared in Wired. Civet coffee is among the most expensive coffees in the world—a cup can cost $80. Coffee beans that have ...