Animal tattoo ideas

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Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo with faceted linework and dotwork shading, running along the inner forearm.
Geometric wolf head on a forearm
Black tribal-style design of a sitting cat with one paw raised, drawn in bold solid black linework on a white background.
Tribal-style sitting cat design
Black line tattoos of a rooster on one foot and a pig on the other, drawn in a fine line style across the tops of the feet.
Rooster and pig on a pair of feet
Black and grey realism tiger head tattoo on a finger of a hand with black nail polish, photographed in greyscale.
Tiger head tattoo on a finger
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey wolf head in profile with a yellow-brown eye, set against green and pink crystal shapes on the forearm.
Wolf head in profile with green crystals
Black ink tattoo of a cartoon koala clutching a eucalyptus sprig, placed on the outside of an ankle above a white sock.
Koala holding a eucalyptus sprig on an ankle
Black fine line cat face tattoo on the side of a finger, with triangular ears, dot eyes, a small nose and whiskers.
Small cat face tattoo on a finger
Grey tribal-style drawing of a wolf head raised in a howl, shown as a flat tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Howling wolf tribal design
Colour realism tattoo of a fox's head in profile on the forearm, shown from two angles side by side.
Realistic fox portrait on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a crouching wolf with its tail raised, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crouching wolf on upper back
Black ink pen drawing of a wolf's head in profile, built from dense hatched lines, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Wolf head in pen hatching
Wolf head tattoo on a thigh, realistic on the left and broken into faceted triangles on the right, with a yellow eye and a blue eye.
Geometric wolf head on a thigh
Black horse head tattoo with a flowing mane on the side of a torso, against a blurred green field.
Horse head tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two adult elephants and three calves walking in a line across the upper back.
Elephant family walking across upper back
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of a howling wolf head on the side of the ribs.
Geometric wolf head on ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a frowning cat face with a teal halo background on the outer forearm near the elbow.
Grumpy cat portrait on a forearm
Drawing of a fox seen from behind, sitting with its head turned, filled with red, orange and purple swirling linework and a white-tipped tail on a white background.
Ornate swirl-patterned fox seen from behind
Small fine line tattoo of a tan cat wearing a grey striped jumper, placed on the back of a person's shoulder.
Cat in a striped jumper on shoulder
Woman sitting on a bed with her face hidden, showing a black and grey realistic tattoo on her upper arm and a dark animal design on her thigh.
Black and grey realistic tattoos on arm and thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a striped animal head on an ankle, with a person in denim jeans and a knit sweater sitting on a bed beside a cup of tea.
Striped animal tattoo on an ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of an animal with a heart-shaped outline on the ankle.
Small heart and animal on an ankle
Fine line black outline of a small elephant tattooed on a person's ankle, with a pale pink background.
Small elephant outline on an ankle
Three photographs of small fine line tattoos in black ink: a wrapped snake on a finger, a crescent moon with a small animal beneath rays on the chest, and a set of scales with crosses and stars on the
Fine line snake, moon and scales tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of a howling wolf with swirling flourishes on the inner wrist and forearm.
Howling wolf on the inner wrist
Two matching black and grey dotwork wolf head tattoos with dotted triangles, one on each forearm.
Two wolf heads on forearms
Black and white photo of a shaded realistic wolf head tattoo on the upper back of a person with hair held up.
Wolf head tattoo on upper back
Black and grey sketch-style blackwork tattoo of a deer, fox and wolf stacked vertically on a forearm, shown from two angles.
Deer, fox and wolf stacked on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoos of a lion head on the middle finger and a wolf head on the ring finger of a hand with black nail polish.
Lion and wolf head tattoos on two fingers
Small geometric tattoo of a dog with a faceted multicoloured body in orange, pink, yellow and blue, on the inner forearm.
Multicoloured geometric dog on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small elephant with its trunk raised towards a heart, on an ankle.
Elephant and heart on an ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag, wolf and bear stacked vertically on the outer thigh, above black lace stocking tops.
Stag, wolf and bear stacked on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a red fox with autumn leaves and circular script across the upper back.
Fox and circular script on upper back
Watercolour-style wolf head tattoo in blue, purple and yellow washes on the inner forearm, with soft splashes around the edges.
Watercolour wolf head on a forearm
Two black and grey dotwork tarot card tattoos on the lower legs, showing The Chariot on the left and Strength with the numeral VIII on the right.
Tarot cards The Chariot and Strength on legs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a spotted fawn with its head lowered, on the side of a person's ribs.
Spotted fawn on side ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a cat lying on a stack of books, placed on the side of a woman's neck near the collarbone.
Cat asleep on stacked books at the neck
Three photographs of a realistic colour tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man in a grey sleeveless top.
Realistic lion portrait on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing an axe embedded in a tree stump beside a small animal, with the words K is for Kate beneath it.
K is for Kate with an axe and stump
Fine line black tattoo of a pug dog sitting on the inner arm, with dark shading on its face and ears.
Pug outline tattoo on an arm
Black ink line drawing of a sitting cat with closed eyes, whiskers and a curled tail, in a minimalist style suited to a tattoo design.
Minimalist sitting cat line drawing
Colour tattoo of a cartoon rabbit with pink ears and nose, outlined in dark ink, on the top of a foot.
Cartoon rabbit on the top of a foot
Small solid black panda tattoo on the inner ankle, shown in simple bold shapes with no shading.
Panda silhouette on an ankle
Two wrists side by side with matching fine line cat tattoos in black ink, one small and one larger, on the inner wrist.
Matching cat tattoos on two wrists
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a fox with splashes and drips in orange, red, purple and blue on the upper thigh.
Watercolour fox on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a brown bear's face with amber eyes and a black nose, placed on the upper arm.
Realistic bear face on upper arm
Small black zebra tattoo on the outer ankle, drawn in simple solid black linework with bold stripes.
Small zebra tattoo on an ankle
Black line drawing of a dog in a faceted geometric style, with its tail curled into a large open loop above its back.
Geometric dog with curled tail
Black fine line tattoo of a dachshund in a single continuous outline, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dachshund line drawing on a forearm