This post is the first in a four part series about civets, written by Jes Hooper. Welcome Fanimals and thanks for having me! My name is Jes Hooper and I am an Anthrozoology PhD student from the UK, here to talk to you about civets. As this is probably an opening sentence that needs some … Continue reading "Civet Series 1: Introduction"

This post is the second in a four part series about civets, written by Jes Hooper. Welcome back Fanimals, to the special blog series on human-civet encounter. This week I will be sharing with you my recent work on the kopi luwak (civet coffee) tourism trade in Bali, Indonesia.  For the past year, I have … Continue reading "Civet Series 2: Kopi Luwak Tourism Trade

This post is the third in a four part series about civets, written by Jes Hooper. Hi again Fanimals! Welcome back to the third week of the special edition civet blog series. So far, we have seen how humans and civets meet from afar through consuming kopi luwak (civet coffee) and in person through kopi … Continue reading "Civet Series 3: The Civet Pet Trade"

This post is the final in a four part series about civets, written by Jes Hooper. Hi there Fanimals! Welcome back to the final blog post in the special edition civet series.  So far, we have introduced the Viverridae family, the ancient lineage of cat-like animals, and we have seen how their relationships with humans … Continue reading "Civet Series 4: Owston’s Civet"