Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a caracal head with tufted ears on a forearm, drawn with loose, scratchy linework.
Caracal head sketch on forearm
Small black and grey giraffe tattoo in fine outline with dot-filled spots on the outer ankle, photographed in black and white against a dark background.
Small giraffe on an ankle
Close-up photograph of a realistic colour wolf head tattoo with blue-grey eyes and whiskers, shown on skin.
Realistic wolf head tattoo
Colour tattoo of a cartoon green koala hugging a black and white panda on a patch of skin.
Cartoon koala hugging a panda
Small black elephant tattoo with a raised trunk and a patterned blanket, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Small elephant tattoo on the side ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a cat's face with whiskers and shaded ears, on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Cat face tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey ornamental wolf head tattoo with feather and floral motifs on the inside of a forearm.
Ornamental wolf head on forearm
Black and grey outlined fox head tattoo with shaded edges, placed on skin of the torso.
Fox head outline tattoo on the torso
Realistic colour tattoo of a black and white cow face with purple daisies, sitting on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Realistic cow and daisies on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a raven above a wolf's head with a Celtic knot between them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Raven, Celtic knot and wolf design
Small black fine line giraffe tattoo on the side of a finger on the hand, with palm fronds blurred in the background.
Small giraffe tattoo on a finger
Four small solid black paw prints in a diagonal line on the lower back, above the waistband of blue jeans.
Paw prints on the lower back
Black geometric wolf head tattoo with hatched linework and solid black areas, placed on the thigh in a blackwork style.
Geometric wolf head on a leg
Black and grey lion head tattoo with a detailed mane in fine line and dotwork style on the upper arm.
Lion head with flowing mane on upper arm
Small black and grey tattoo of a cat seen from behind, sitting with its tail curled up, on the upper back below the neck.
Seated cat tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with a detailed eye and whiskers across the inner forearm.
Tiger face on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head with a forest backdrop, running down the outer forearm.
Realistic wolf portrait on a forearm
Fine black line geometric wolf head tattoo with faceted panels and sharp ears, placed on the forearm.
Geometric wolf head on a forearm
Small shaded black and grey wolf head tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with dark blue nails, in a realism style.
Wolf head tattoo on a finger
Black tribal-style outline tattoo of a stylised creature with pointed ears and a spiked tail, with a small red spiral on its muzzle, on a limb.
Tribal-style creature with red spiral
Black ink wolf head tattoo with ornamental floral patterns on the outer thigh, shown in a photo of a leg on a wooden floor.
Wolf head with ornamental detail on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated rabbit looking upwards, shaded on the lower leg of a person with pale freckled skin.
Seated rabbit on the lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with fur-like texture across the back of a hand, with letters on the knuckles.
Realistic eye tattoo on the back of a hand
Small brown fine line tattoo of a curled fox on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Small fox tattoo near the collarbone
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant on the lower abdomen, just above the waistband of denim shorts.
Small elephant outline on the lower abdomen
Fine line black outline tattoo of a walking bear on the inside of an ankle, shown against a teal and white background.
Small bear outline on an ankle
Black and grey tiger head tattoo on the middle finger of a hand, shown in a close photo against a dark background.
Tiger head tattoo on a finger
Fine line black tattoo of two otters holding hands on the outside of an ankle, above a brown boat shoe.
Two otters holding hands on an ankle
Small black outline tattoo of an elephant facing right with its trunk curled, placed on the inner wrist in a fine line style.
Small elephant outline on the wrist
Two forearms with geometric wolf head tattoos in grey and teal on the left and blue on the right, placed on the inner forearm.
Matching geometric wolf heads on forearms
Close-up photograph of a cartoon lion cub tattoo with a bold black outline and orange shading on pale skin.
Lion cub tattoo in orange and black outline
Black and grey dotwork bear head tattoo with geometric shading on the side of the ribs.
Geometric bear head on the ribs
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a brown rabbit with raised ears among green grass, on the outer thigh.
Brown rabbit in grass on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a winged rabbit in flight on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Winged rabbit on upper chest
Black linework geometric fox tattoo on the forearm, built from angular triangular facets in a Geometric style.
Geometric fox on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of four cartoon sheep stacked one above another down the side of the ribs.
Stacked cartoon sheep on ribs
Small solid black camel silhouette tattoo on the big toe of a bare foot, shown in a close photo.
Camel silhouette on a toe
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bulldog's wrinkled face covering the upper arm and shoulder of a bearded man in a black vest.
Realistic bulldog portrait on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a small cartoon dinosaur with back plates, placed on the upper arm in a black and white photo.
Small dinosaur outline on upper arm
Small solid black lion silhouette tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, shown on a woman wearing a grey cardigan.
Small lion silhouette on the upper chest
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat on the top of a foot, with a grey cat resting beside it.
Small outline cat on a foot
Pencil sketch of a leaping fox with a long swirling tail, drawn as a tattoo design with fine linework and soft shading.
Leaping fox with swirling tail design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a paw print with realistic eyes inside the toe pads, shown on a forearm.
Paw print with realistic eyes on the forearm
Small black and grey elephant head tattoo with soft shading on the side of a finger, photographed against a dark surface.
Elephant head on a finger
Realistic wolf head drawing in brown, grey and blue tones with amber eyes, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Realistic wolf head design
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant with a raised trunk, sitting on the ankle of a bare foot.
Small elephant outline on an ankle
Small black outline tattoo of a cartoon elephant with its trunk raised, on the side of an ankle.
Outline elephant on an ankle
Traditional colour tattoo on the upper arm showing a deer, a sheep and a pig in a circle, with the script Friends not food and red and yellow flowers.
Three animals in a wreath with script