common palm civet

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A brown Asian palm civet sits curled inside a metal cage, gripping the bars with its front paws.

common palm civet

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Also known as: Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, musang(Show More)

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kopi luwak
…and then excreted by the Asian palm civet—popularly called a luwak in Indonesia but found throughout South and Southeast Asia. The coffee bean produced in that manner was discovered and collected by native farmers in Indonesia during the colonial period of the 19th century, when the Dutch forbade local workers…
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…and then excreted by the Asian palm civet—popularly called a luwak in Indonesia but found throughout South and Southeast Asia. The coffee bean produced in that manner was discovered and collected by native farmers in Indonesia during the colonial period of the 19th century, when the Dutch forbade local workers…
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