The term skin refers to the covering of a small animal, such as a sheep, goat (goatskin), pig, snake (snakeskin) etc or the young of a large animal.The term hides or rawhide refers to the covering of a large adult animal such as a cow, buffalo, horse etc.Skins and hides from different animals are used for clothing, bags and other consumer products, usually in the form of leather, but also furs.
Skin can also be used to make products such as gelatin, glue and wool. Mucus of skin from hagfish is still under research.
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