This sure looks like a real zebra rug. I guess I personally would hope that it is not because I would be very disappointed to see Houzz featuring a room showing a skin rug of an animal that is not raised domestically for food (ex. cows). The United States is one of the most egregious countries in the world when it comes to the legal and illegal importing of non-food animal products. We should be ashamed of our contribution to the demise of endangered wildlife.