Animal tattoo ideas

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Two forearm tattoos in a loose watercolour style: a leaping fox in orange and black on the left, and a grey wolf with a teal wash on the right.

Fox and wolf tattoos on forearms

Arm with a colourful traditional-style sleeve of a rabbit and an animal design on the forearm and upper arm, worn with a white camisole and belt.

Colour animal sleeve on an arm

Colour tattoo of a seated fox filled with orange swirling linework and purple shading at the tail, on the inner forearm.

Ornamental fox on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf standing among bare birch trees on the inner forearm, with small birds at the top.

Black wolf among bare trees on a forearm

Fine line black elephant tattoo on the inner wrist, shown beside a braided bracelet and a maroon jumper sleeve.

Single line elephant on the inner wrist

Small black paw print tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a silver bracelet and rings nearby.

Paw print on inner wrist

Fine line tattoo of a cat outline on the inner wrist and forearm, drawn in thin dark grey ink.

Fine line cat outline on wrist

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a scaled fish tail inside a circle, on the forearm.

Curled cat with fish tail on forearm

Fine line black tattoo of a small fox sitting on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a blurred brown background.

Small fox on the inner wrist

Tiny solid black rabbit silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a light blue wristband.

Small rabbit silhouette on the wrist

Colour tattoo of two hedgehogs among red, orange and yellow autumn leaves on a forearm, with dark outlines and soft shading.

Hedgehogs among autumn leaves on a forearm

Giraffe head tattoo with mandala-style linework and a blue to yellow gradient, shown across three angled panels on a forearm.

Mandala giraffe head on a forearm

Fox and yellow rose on a forearm

Solid black silhouette tattoo of a walking cat on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a dark grey fabric background.

Black cat silhouette on a forearm

Black linework tattoo of a walking cat built from circles and straight lines, on the inner forearm.

Geometric walking cat on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a pug's face and front paws on a forearm, with soft shading behind the head.

Pug portrait tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an owl face beneath a crown, with ornate scrollwork below, on the forearm.

Owl with crown and ornamental scrollwork

Black and grey tattoo of a snarling bear head with two snakes, a triangle and a dotwork sun on the forearm.

Bear head with snakes on a forearm

Small colour tattoo of a curled lion cub with a black outline and yellow and orange fill on the inner wrist.

Curled lion cub on a wrist

Black and grey tattoo of two elephants on the inner wrist and lower forearm, shown against white bedding.

Two elephants on the wrist

Fine line black ink tattoo of an elephant in a vintage engraving style, placed on the inner forearm and wrist.

Engraved elephant on a forearm

Close photograph of a bold red cartoon fox tattoo with black outlines and spiky ears, sitting on the forearm, with a partial second tattoo visible at the bottom edge.

Red cartoon fox tattoo on an arm

Black and grey traditional wolf head tattoo on an upper arm, with a leaping cat tattoo on the forearm and further tattoos on the same arm.

Wolf head and big cat on arms

Realism style tattoo of a standing tabby cat with brown and grey striped shading on the inner forearm, shown beside another hand with white painted nails.

Tabby cat on the inner forearm

Small black and grey shaded rabbit tattoo on a forearm, with the rabbit seated and its head turned to the side.

Small shaded rabbit tattoo on an arm

Black geometric panda tattoo in fine line with solid black fills, sitting on the outer forearm of a person with arm hair.

Geometric panda on a forearm

Black and grey tattoos on a forearm: a small fine line Deathly Hallows triangle symbol near the wrist and a solid black animal silhouette on the inner forearm.

Deathly Hallows and animal silhouette on forearm

Fine line tattoo of a spotted fawn in black ink on the inner forearm, shown against a white textured cloth.

Fawn tattoo on the forearm

Black and grey blackwork tattoo of two cats curled into a yin yang circle on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Yin yang cats on a forearm

Small black fine line fox tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against a blurred background of stacked firewood.

Small fox on the inner wrist

Small black fine line tattoo of a cartoon animal with a rounded body and raised arm, on the inner forearm, with grey patterned fabric at the wrist.

Small outlined cartoon animal on a forearm

Blue, green and purple geometric lion head tattoo on the forearm, shown in a close-up and a full view.

Geometric lion tattoo on a forearm

Fine line black outline tattoo of a stretching cat on a forearm, shown in a close-up and a wider photo.

Fine line cat outline on a forearm

Two fine line black cat outline tattoos on the inner forearms, one fluffy with dashed fur lines and one simple with a curled tail, shown with the wrists pressed together.

Matching cat outline tattoos on wrists

Colour tattoo of two cartoon bats with outlined wings and three yellow stars on the inner forearm, in a soft, simple illustrative style.

Two cartoon bats and stars on a forearm

Unicorn with an ice cream cone horn

Black ink tattoo of three rearing horses in a vertical line with a dashed trail ending in a small curl, on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Three rearing horses in a dashed trail on a forearm

Fine line black tattoo of a cat and a dog inside a rectangular frame on a forearm.

Cat and dog in a frame on a forearm

Two small fox tattoos on skin: one a solid black silhouette and one a black outline, both sitting on the forearm in a minimal fine line style.

Two small fox tattoos on skin

Geometric big cat face tattoo in orange, red and black with grey-green shading on the forearm.

Geometric big cat face on a forearm

Small black line tattoo of a geometric origami-style cat on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised.

Geometric origami cat on the wrist

Small colour tattoo of a black and white cat's face on the inner wrist, with a sleeping black and white cat resting its paw across the arm.

Cat face tattoo on the inner wrist

Black fine line geometric fox tattoo with faceted panels on the inner forearm, photographed against a pale wall and a dim hallway.

Geometric fox on a forearm

Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a giraffe and its calf on the inside of a wrist, with the hand raised and a checked sleeve visible.

Giraffe and calf silhouette on a wrist

Black and grey realism style tattoo of a small spotted fawn standing side on, on the inner forearm of a pale-skinned person wearing a white lace top.

Fawn tattoo on the inner arm

Fine line black outline tattoo of a fox curled into a heart shape on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Fox curled into a heart on a forearm

Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo in dotwork shading on the forearm, with henna-decorated hands resting beside it.

Geometric wolf head on a forearm

White ink tattoo of a stylised horse with patterned linework on the forearm.

White ink horse on a forearm