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Elephants 'Process' Coffee Beans

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It's called Black Ivory Coffee - and, it comes from the Golden Triangle where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet.

Coffee growers learned feeding elephants coffee beans - and, having them come out the other end - adds a certain magic to their coffee.

The founder of Black Ivory Coffee says the elephant's physiology - along with its vegetarian diet - brew a unique, earthy flavor into the coffee bean.

Black Ivory Coffee is one of the most expensive of its kind.