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A mahout rides his elephant after bathing at an elephant camp at the Anantara Golden Triangle resort, Dec. 10, 2012 in Golden Triangle, Thailand. Elephants at the resort are used to naturally refine Arabic Black Ivory Coffee beans. It takes about 15-30 hours for the elephant to digest the beans, and which are then picked from their dung for roasting. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)