Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a smiling sloth hanging from a branch in bold black outline with dotted fur shading, on the lower leg.
Sloth hanging from a branch on a leg
Solid black paw print design with a white dog head in profile cut into the large central pad, shown on a plain white background.
Paw print with dog head silhouette
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spotted deer with antlers on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Realistic deer with antlers on the back
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a galloping horse with a flowing mane and tail on the inner forearm.
Galloping horse tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon fawn with large brown eyes and a green watercolour splash behind it, on the side of a finger.
Cartoon fawn on a finger
Black and grey traditional style tattoos of a hare on the left foot and an owl on the right foot, both on the tops of the feet.
Hare and owl tattoos on feet
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat with its tail curling down, tattooed on the back of a lower leg near the ankle.
Black cat silhouette tattoo on an ankle
Collage of stylised animal designs on a white background, including red ornamental birds, owls, black swans, elephants, pink cranes and multicoloured giraffes.
Collage of stylised animal line art designs
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting dog with a small red accent on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind at the beach.
Small sitting dog on upper back
Black line-drawn cartoon sheep tattoo with a black head on the side of a person's torso, above the waistband of dark jeans.
Cartoon sheep tattoo on the side of the hip
Black solid silhouette of a moose with large antlers on the side of a person's torso, with pinkish redness around the fresh tattoo.
Solid black moose silhouette on skin
Black flash design of two cat silhouettes, each with a bass clef forming its tail and body, on a plain white background.
Two cats made from bass clefs
Black linework elephant head inside a triangle frame with teal watercolour splashes, tattooed on a lower leg.
Geometric elephant head on a calf
Teal and grey geometric line-work illustration of a lion's head facing forward, with a dense mane and yellow eyes, on a white background.
Geometric teal lion head design
Pencil drawing of a realistic lion head with a wind-swept mane ending in curling swirls, a design suited to a tattoo, shown with no body placement.
Lion head with flowing mane
Small black fine line tattoo of a stylised squirrel with a curling tail on the outside of an ankle, shown against a light teal surface.
Squirrel with swirling tail on an ankle
Grey shaded elephant tattoo standing on its hind legs with its trunk raised, on the side of a torso above the hip.
Rearing elephant tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a skeletal animal, a crescent moon, a large flower and dotted geometric lines.
Skeletal animal, moon and flower on upper arm
Realistic grey wolf head with pink peonies and green leaves tattooed on the outer upper thigh, in a realism style with colour flowers.
Realistic wolf and peonies on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling wolf head with a red tongue and bared teeth, placed on the upper arm.
Snarling wolf head on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of an adult elephant and a smaller elephant walking side by side along the ribs.
Two elephants walking along the ribs
Close photograph of a small fine line outline tattoo of an animal figure on the ankle of a bare foot resting on grass.
Small outline animal on the side of a foot
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of an upright hare pierced by arrows on the upper arm, with dotwork shading in the fur.
Hare with arrows on upper arm
Colourful geometric fox head tattoo in orange, amber and black on the outer thigh, with denim shorts in the frame.
Geometric fox head on the thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated long-haired cat with soft shading, on the inner forearm of a person's arm.
Seated fluffy cat tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism style bat tattoo with spread wings across a forearm and upper arm, the bat's head shaded near the elbow.
Large bat tattoo wrapping a forearm
Two small black paw print tattoos sit one above the other on a forearm, each with a heart-shaped pad and round toe beans.
Two paw prints on a forearm
Close-up of a small solid black sitting cat tattoo with a curled tail, placed on the neck behind a woman's ear.
Sitting cat tattoo behind the ear
Fine line tattoo of a cartoon bear and small cub with light teal shading on a blue base, placed on the upper chest.
Bear and cub on the upper chest
Black line drawing of a stylised tiger walking forward, with ornamental swirls and patterned panels across its body and a curling tail, shown on a white background.
Ornamental tiger line drawing
Close photo of a small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with a lilac top pulled up beside it.
Small black cat on the side ribs
Small black paw print tattoos sit behind the ear on the neck of a person with short dark hair, seen from the side.
Paw prints behind the ear
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a sitting cat built from angular outlined facets with hatched shading, on the calf.
Geometric cat on a lower leg
Two black and grey geometric tattoos on a pair of calves, a shaded panda on the left leg and a fine line origami-style elephant on the right.
Geometric panda and elephant on calves
Black and grey realism style stag head tattoo with large antlers across the back of a hand and along the middle finger, with a small block letter I on another finger.
Stag head tattoo on the back of a hand
Small black zebra tattoo in a simple outlined style on the side of a person's stomach, near the hip and below a zebra print top.
Zebra tattoo on the side of the stomach
Black and grey dotwork and geometric paw tattoos with claws on the tops of both bare feet, with black toenail polish.
Matching paw tattoos on both feet
Small black fine line tattoo of a baby elephant with its trunk raised, on the outer ankle of a person lying on white bedding.
Baby elephant on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a red fox climbing up the skin behind an ear, with bold black outlines and dark paw tips, in a traditional style.
Fox tattoo behind the ear
Colour tattoo of a fox looking upwards, with orange and red wash and loose black linework, on the inner forearm.
Fox tattoo on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a cat skull with stippled shading above a single open eye, on a plain light background, shown as a tattoo design.
Cat skull and eye design
Black tribal-style wolf head design with swirling linework across the ears, eyes and muzzle, shown on a white background.
Tribal wolf head design
Black tribal-style dolphin tattoo design leaping upwards, drawn in bold solid black linework on a white background.
Tribal dolphin design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling bear's head with bared teeth and a detailed nose, on the upper arm.
Snarling bear head on upper arm
Small fine line tattoo of a curled monkey with a long tail on the inner wrist, in black ink with soft grey shading on the face.
Curled monkey on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a paw print above an infinity symbol with the word love written in script, on the inner wrist.
Infinity and paw print wrist tattoo
Solid black bison silhouette with the word Roam in white script across its body, a blackwork tattoo on the inner upper arm.
Roam bison silhouette on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bear's head and shoulders with flame-like shapes on an upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side views.
Realistic bear and flames on upper arm