Thanks, jojo, and welcome aBoard. Sorry to go off-topic, but the skin or hide of an animal reminded me of a joke I read long ago:
Willy: Didja know baseballs are covered with hide?
Silly: Hide?
Willy: Hide, hide--a cow's outside!
Silly: Who the heck's afraid of a cow?

Yeah, I know; but it holds fond memories for me.