Scat coin purse from Hualien black bear center goes viral in South Korea
Scat coin purse from Hualien black bear center goes viral in South Korea
2026-05-13
A Formosan black bear-themed souvenir is making waves abroad! A South Korean fan recently posted online showing off a bear poop keychain that a friend helped them buy from the Taiwan Black Bear Education Center in Hualien, praising it as both cute and ugly at the same time. But the keychain also holds a secret: unzip it, and you’ll find acorns and seeds inside, accurately reflecting the dietary habits seen in actual bear droppings.
What is this long dark object? It’s a keychain made to look like Formosan black bear scat, sold as a souvenir by the Taiwan Black Bear Education Center in Yuli, Hualien. It not only sold out locally, but has even become an international sensation.
Posting online, a South Korean fan said they finally managed to get their hands on the center-exclusive keychain as the perfect ugly-cute addition to their bag. The outside is certainly unique, but the inside also holds a surprise: meticulously handcrafted acorns and seeds.
Member of public
Commenting on design
It’s designed in a way that’s appealing to both adults and children. It’s not off-putting to kids. My child just agreed it was very cute.
Member of public
Commenting on design
I think the poop design is really eye-catching. When you unzip it, there are oak acorns and other nuts and seeds inside. It shows the kinds of things that black bears eat.
Most people mistakenly believe that Formosan black bears only eat meat, but they’re actually omnivores, with over 80% of their diet consisting of plants. The center originally created it as an educational item to sell at markets. It never expected the keychain to go viral, sparking a buying rush that led to a shortage back in February.
Ms. Huang
Black Bear Education Center
We recently noticed that thanks to the internet, there’s been an enthusiastic response. Even people abroad have shown interest. We’re truly delighted that a product like this can get people to care about this issue, even outside of Taiwan.
This unexpected hit has captured the attention of fans at home and abroad, leaving the center in shock. They hope that this “poop keychain” can help inspire greater attention for the importance of black bear conservation.
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醜美! 台灣黑熊特殊商品 "便便鑰匙圈"紅到韓國
2026-05-13
台灣黑熊的周邊商品，紅到國外！有韓國人在網路上PO文，請人買花蓮台灣黑熊教育館的義賣品「黑熊便便鑰匙圈」，還說，掛在包包上，又醜、又可愛。其實，這個便便鑰匙圈，還暗藏玄機，打開一看，裡面還有橡實和種子，完整還原台灣黑熊的排遺，也呈現黑熊的飲食習慣。
這黑黑一條，這是什麼東西？其實，這以台灣黑熊糞便為設計靈感，由花蓮玉里台灣黑熊教育館推出的義賣品，黑熊排遺鑰匙圈，不僅賣到缺貨，還紅到國外去。
韓國網友貼文寫下，好不容易請人買到的博物館限定鑰匙圈，掛在包上又醜、又可愛，除了外觀很特別，打開一看，裡面還暗藏玄機，有著手工縫製的橡實和種子。
[[民眾]]
“外觀做得也還算是我們大人小朋友都會喜歡，它不會做得那種讓小朋友不喜歡，剛剛我小朋友看也是說很可愛。”
[[民眾]]
“我覺得說它那個糞便造型，讓人家眼睛蠻為之一亮的。它拉鍊拉開來，裡面有青剛櫟跟一些橡實果之類的東西，就可以讓我們民眾知道說黑熊的飲食特性。”
許多民眾誤認台灣黑熊是肉食性動物，但其實牠是雜食性，而且超過八成的食物來自於植物。館方推出便便吊飾當作市集推廣的教具，沒想到獨特的設計竟然爆紅，吸引大批民眾搶購，今年二月甚至一度缺貨。
[[黑熊教育館 黃小姐]]
“我們就是最近也發現，就是因為網路的效益，產生蠻不錯的一個效果，就是連外國朋友都對這個很有興趣。我們當然真的很欣喜，透過一個商品可以跨國界，讓大家去重視這個議題。”
無心插柳的設計，竟然博得海內外網友的青睞，讓館方也不可置信，期盼透過排遺鑰匙圈，讓更多人可以重視黑熊保育的議題。
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