Weasel

Due to its semi-aquatic nature, Cynogale bennettii resides in swampy wetlands and borders of streams and rivers in tropical Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Very little information exists on the breeding patterns of Cynogale bennettii. Females will generally have between two and three young per season. Young have been found still with their mothers in May. The young are born without the frosted hairs on their backs. Scent glands have been found near the genital areas of males, which may play a role in reproduction.

Weasels can secrete foul smell by spraying the liquid through the anus. These secretions serve to prevent themselves from their enemies.

Weasel is a general name for a group of mammalian predators (the carnivores) of the tribe Viverridae. These animals are mostly nocturnal animals (nocturnal) and very good climbers.

The best known of its kind is the civet civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). This ferret used to live near the settlements, including urban, and are often found to prey on pet chickens at night.

Weasels are mammals (mammals), which includes tribal Weasel and grate (Viverridae). Hermaphroditus Paradoxurus scientific name and in Malaysia known as the Weasel pulut.

This animal is also called by various names, such as Careuh (Sunda), Civet (Java), as well as the Common Palm Civet, Common mongoose, civet or toddy cat house in the English language.

Weasel has a face, legs and tail dark brown to black. Forehead and side of face to below the ears whitish, like gray.

A faint black line through the middle of the forehead, from the nose to the top of the head. These animals are mostly nocturnal animals (nocturnal) and very good climbers.

Secondary forests are not rare In the dark night Weasel seen walking on the roof of the house, climbing the power cord to move from one building to another building, or even down to the ground near the home kitchen. Mongoose mongoose also liked the secondary forests.

In places the usual path, on a rock or hard ground, often found a pile of dung with various grains that are not digested in it. Presumably digestion Weasel is so short and simple, so that the seeds were out again in one piece.

Many people hate him because they think these animals harm. Weasels often accused of being a chicken thief, although it seems more often to eat a variety of fruits in the garden and yard.

Who became prey are papaya, banana, fruit trees and African wood (Maesopsis eminii). Other prey are various insects, mollusks, earthworms, lizards and various other small animals that can catch, including small mammals such as mice.

However, who would have thought, precisely because of this animal Indonesia country became famous in the eyes of the world. Many coffee farmers in Indonesia actually find the existence of the beast tonight. You certainly know by Kopi Luwak is not it?

Thanks to animal services to global Kopi Luwak is what it is today. It is said that fame Luwak coffee comes from making a very different way from how general. Kopi Luwak coffee beans are processed from the 'fermentation' in the belly of mongoose.

Paradoxorus Hermaproditus chose ripe coffee fruit on the tree. Then his little mouth to peel the outer skin of the fruit. The researchers believe that coffee beans wrapped in a tough husk, so it was destroyed in the digestive mongoose and out intact with feces.
Most Rare seeds of coffee from the coffee fruit is digested, then collected by the farmers. Beans, which are still protected by the epidermis, then washed and peeled.

Kopi Luwak coffee is known as the rarest and most expensive in the world. Exclusive coffee shops in Japan and various regions in Asia Luwak coffee sells for $ 50 and even more. The retail price for civet coffee roaster is $ 200 per kilogram or even more.

In Europe, a cup of coffee-called Civet coffee Civet-priced up to 30 Euro or equivalent to Rp 450,000. In ground water, a cup of coffee civet average of Rp 100,000. If in the form of roasted coffee bean-roasted-cost Rp 2-juta/kg.

That's 40 times the price of coffee nonluwak which averaged only 50,000 per kg. This rare type of coffee production around the world because only a few tons of it per year. Indonesia is the largest source, where production areas are Sumatra, Java and Bali.

In steeping, civet coffee has a heavy body and low acidity, similar to other coffees from Indonesia. Aroma is sweet and mild, but distinct.

Experts believe that coffee mongoose animal digestive processes that lead to absorption into the potassium content of coffee beans, and produce a unique profile of aromas and sweet after-taste.

Mongoose ability to select fruit with the maturity level of fitting so good determinant of whether civet coffee. Usually in the plantations, workers simply selecting coffee maturity based on skin color appearance of dark red fruit.

In contrast to the mongoose that is able to select the maturity of the fruit from the aroma and taste.

One of the research now suggests fermentation in the digestive mongoose improve coffee quality.

For example a lower protein content than regular coffee because reshuffle through more optimal fermentation. Protein forming a bitter taste in coffee during roasting.

Civet coffee deserves not as bitter as regular coffee because of low protein content. The evaporated components were different between civet coffee and regular coffee. Proven civet coffee aroma and flavor is very distinctive.

However, unfortunate, Civet today proved difficult to find. Because the meat is believed to cure asthma disease makes these animals continue to be hunted.