When I bought my current belt, I looked at BeltMan belts. That elephant in Safari Gray is GORGEOUS!Six years ago I purchased from The Belt Man a belt made of elephant skin. I have crawled on cement floors, rubbed against concrete block walls and scraped it against many things. If you looked you couldn't ever tell me where it might have been scratched. Have worn it as a dress belt, a work belt and a gun belt with many holsters hung on it. (The elephant is not from endangered animals). Best belt I own