Would you?

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I left the Singapore Night Safari on my recent visit recently with quite a load in my head. It wasn't because I hadn't enjoyed the experience but quite the contrary actually. And I would say I'd left for home with one question still reverberating in my mind. It was at the cats area in front of one of the enclosures while groping in the dark as we came in from the 'light'. After keeping silence as we were told to nothing quite strange finally crept out of its hiding place in the enclosure. Thought it looked like a fox. "Now that's a Civet" our guide continued with her explanation as I began to take an interest. "Hunted for generations for their meat, it is believed that through this ingestion the SARS virus might have been introduced to humans as fecal and respiratory specimens are found in some species of the family according to research. Some perfumes were also made from the essence obtained from their glands." Amazing, I thought. "Have you heard of the Civet Coffee?" our guide continued "that is coffee prepared using the coffee cherries eaten and partially digested by these cats and harvested from their feces. Costing US$200 per kilogram it's the most expensive coffee around. How far would you go to drink your favorite cuppa?" As she turned to me she asked "Would you?" And that is the exact the question I'm asking you?