Animal tattoo ideas

1,159 photos and flash · 27% Fine line, 19% Realism · Forearm most common

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Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper back, with a realistic fur half and an ornamental dotwork half.
Wolf head with ornamental half on upper back
Small fine line tattoo of a cat's face on the ankle, with one half solid black and the other half in grey tabby-style linework.
Small cat face on an ankle
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a deer on the outer thigh, with splashes of pink, blue, green and yellow around the animal's outline.
Watercolour deer on a thigh
A small sketch-style cartoon elephant tattoo with purple and blue watercolour splashes on the inner forearm.
Cartoon elephant on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of three small elephants in pink, green and blue on the forearm, with a gloved hand holding the arm.
Three small elephants on a forearm
Small cartoon corgi tattoo in yellow and orange with a dark outline, placed on the side of a finger.
Small yellow corgi on a finger
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the side of a finger, with a gold ring on the neighbouring finger.
Small black cat silhouette on a finger
Fine line tattoo of small animals holding blue, purple and red balloons across the upper arm.
Animals holding balloons on upper arm
Small black outline tattoo of a cartoon elephant with its trunk curled and one front leg raised, on the ankle.
Small outline elephant on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a dog head in profile on a shoulder, with solid black ink forming the ears and head and the muzzle left as bare skin.
Dog head tattoo on a shoulder
Black silhouette of walking figures and an animal in a line along a fine outlined mountain range, tattooed on the forearm in black ink.
Silhouette procession across mountains on arm
Colour tattoo of an animated-style woman with long hair, a wolf and autumn maple leaves, sitting on the thigh.
Woman, wolf and maple leaves on a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf head over a ram with curled horns, on the outer thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Wolf and ram head on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a seated rabbit covered in ornate geometric patterns and dotwork shading, placed on the upper thigh.
Ornate patterned rabbit on a thigh
Colourful lion head tattoo on the upper thigh, drawn with loose black linework over watercolour-style washes of red, orange, yellow and teal.
Watercolour lion head on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red fox head with snarling jaws, surrounded by brown leaves and acorns, on the inner forearm.
Fox head with leaves on forearm
Black and white photo of a solid black silhouette tattoo of four upright cats in a row across the back of a neck.
Four black cat silhouettes on the neck
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bear silhouette with white constellation lines and star dots, on the outer ankle.
Bear silhouette with constellation on ankle
Black outline drawing of a standing elephant in profile on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Simple line drawing of an elephant
Black fine-line geometric wolf head tattoo on the upper arm of a woman wearing a white vest top.
Geometric wolf head on upper arm
Black tribal-style flash drawing of a wolf head in profile, muzzle raised as if howling, on a white background.
Howling wolf head design
Colour tattoo of a geometric fox curled with a trail of turquoise and red feathers across a person's hip and side, in a geometric style.
Geometric fox and turquoise feathers on a hip
Small black and grey shaded tattoo of a seated panda on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve visible.
Seated panda on an upper arm
Close view of a small black ink creature tattoo with flowing, tribal-like linework sitting behind a woman's ear, beside a stud earring.
Small black creature tattoo behind the ear
Close-up of a fine line cat face tattoo with whiskers and a dark nose on the top of a finger, in black ink.
Cat face tattoo on a finger
Back view of a woman with a faceted geometric bear tattoo in navy, purple and pink on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric bear on the upper back
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon lion cub with a black outline on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small cartoon lion cub on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a bear silhouette filled with a teal and pink aurora sky and pine trees, placed on the upper thigh.
Bear with aurora sky on a thigh
Black and grey realism wolf head tattoo on an upper thigh, framed by a dotwork mandala above and a geometric flower of life pattern below.
Wolf head with mandala and geometric pattern on thigh
Black line tattoo of a small round antlered creature with hatched shading on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Antlered creature on a wrist
Small fine line black tattoo of a cat face with whiskers and dot eyes on the finger of a person with long blonde hair, in a Fine line style.
Cat face tattoo on a finger
Three small solid black paw print tattoos on the inside of an ankle, shown with a black high-heeled shoe and rolled denim jeans.
Three small paw prints on an ankle
Back view of a person with long wavy hair, showing a small black fine line outline of an elephant tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder.
Small elephant outline on upper back
Fresh colour tattoo of a stylised animal outlined in black on a shoulder, filled with blue and orange with red shading.
Stylised animal tattoo on shoulder
Red and black tribal-style fox tattoo with swirling ornament on the side of a torso, just above the waistband of jeans.
Swirl-patterned fox on the side of the torso
Small colour cartoon tiger tattoo with black outlines and orange stripes, shown on bare skin.
Cartoon tiger tattoo on skin
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a cat with a skeletal ribcage inside angular geometric shapes, on the upper arm.
Sketch-style cat and ribcage on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, shown on a limb.
Elephant with raised trunk
Black and grey realism back tattoo of an owl, gorilla, frog, leopard, elephant and giraffe covering the full back.
Animal collage across a back in black and grey
Colour tattoo of a giraffe and seahorse hybrid with orange patched spots, a blue eye and a curled tail, on the side of a torso near the ribs.
Giraffe seahorse hybrid on the ribs
Black and white flash design of a stylised fox standing forward, drawn in bold solid black tribal-style shapes on a white background.
Stylised fox in bold black tribal linework
Black and grey wolf head tattoo across the upper back, one half drawn as realistic fur and the other half filled with ornate mandala patterns.
Wolf head with mandala back piece
Fine line black tattoo of a seated dog with a cat beside it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dog and cat outline on the upper back
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, on the calf.
Small elephant tattoo on a calf
Black ink tattoo of an adult giraffe standing beside a young giraffe, with simple outlines and dark spots, on the forearm.
Adult and young giraffe on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of the Muppets character Animal wearing aviator sunglasses, with a red nose and open mouth, on the calf against a blue splash background.
Animal from the Muppets on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small simple cat sitting upright, placed on the forearm.
Small minimalist cat on a forearm
Solid black bear silhouette in a blackwork design, with white spiral swirls and dots cut into the body, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Black bear silhouette with spirals