Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realistic wolf head tattoo framed by bare branches on the inner forearm.
Wolf head with branches on a forearm
Bold tattoo of an ornately decorated grey elephant with coloured headdress patterns on the thigh, shown beside a close-up detail panel.
Ornate elephant with patterned headdress
Two geometric wolf head tattoos on a person's forearms, one in grey and beige and one in blue, both on the forearm in a faceted geometric style.
Matching geometric wolf heads on forearms
Realism-style tattoo of a grey wolf's head with pale blue eyes, shaded in black and grey on the outer thigh.
Realistic wolf head on thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a curled animal inside a circle with radiating stripes, on the outer upper arm.
Curled animal in a circle on upper arm
Colourful geometric fox head tattoo in orange, pink and teal facets on a person's forearm, with a patterned shorts leg visible at the left.
Geometric fox on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a giraffe head with a red flower and green leaves on the forearm.
Giraffe head and flower on a forearm
Small black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head with detailed fur and shaded eyes, on the upper arm of a person wearing a white top.
Realistic wolf head on upper arm
Small black fine line geometric fox tattoo on the upper arm of a person holding their arm against a white background.
Geometric fox on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a brown rabbit surrounded by blackberries, rosemary sprigs and autumn leaves in a wreath on the upper arm, in a botanical realism style.
Rabbit and blackberries on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a lion's head above an orange and red sunset with animal silhouettes on a ridge, on a forearm.
Lion and savanna sunset on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a dog and a cat touching noses in a continuous black outline on a shoulder.
Dog and cat nose to nose on a shoulder
Small black tattoo of a cat with an arched back and raised tail on the inside of a forearm, near the wrist.
Black cat tattoo on the forearm
Small fine line black tattoo of a cat face with whiskers on the side of a person's ankle, photographed on a dark carpet.
Cat face tattoo on the ankle
Black and grey shaded tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, on the lower back above the waistband of grey underwear.
Elephant with raised trunk on the lower back
Watercolour-style hare with a large eye in its head and loose ink splatters, tattooed along the side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour hare with an eye on the ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of a round cartoon manatee on the side of the ribs.
Cartoon manatee outline tattoo
Black and white ornate panda face design with mandala-style patterned linework, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Ornamental panda face design
Small solid black silhouette tattoo on the back of a hand near the base of a finger, shaped like an animal's head and neck.
Small black silhouette on the hand
Black line drawing of a wolf's face seen from the front, with sketched fur strokes and no shading, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Wolf face line drawing
Small realistic tattoo of a striped tabby cat lying on its back with a red collar, placed on the outer thigh.
Tabby cat tattoo on the thigh
Watercolour-style tattoo of a fox in orange and red tones with splashes of paint, on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Watercolour fox on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping fox with closed eyes and pointed ears on the ankle.
Curled sleeping fox on an ankle
Small black outline tattoo of a steer in side profile on the inside of an ankle, with plain linework and no shading.
Steer outline tattoo on an ankle
Two black line-art deer tattoos, a doe and a stag with antlers, on the inner forearms of two hands held together against a black background.
Matching deer tattoos on two forearms
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a cartoon monkey face on the inner forearm of a person sitting down.
Small monkey face on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoos on an upper arm and forearm, showing a rocket, snowflakes, stars, a mandala and a dark grey animal.
Rocket, snowflakes and mandala on an arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tiger's head with a dark stare and whiskers, covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest.
Realistic tiger head on upper arm
Close-up of a small solid black panda tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with a hand resting on the hip above a lime waistband.
Panda tattoo on the side ribs
Grid of twelve colourful watercolour-style tattoos, including a wolf, fox, owl, parrots, hummingbirds and a leopard, shown on upper arms, shoulders and a back.
Watercolour animal tattoos collection
Black ink design of an elephant head formed into a heart shape, filled with dense ornamental patterns on a plain off-white background.
Ornate elephant head in a heart shape
Black hatched linework tattoo of a sitting cat with a curling tail on the inner arm.
Sketched cat silhouette on a forearm
A collection of black cat silhouette flash designs, several containing a black and white yin yang symbol, with no body placement shown.
Black cat silhouettes with yin yang symbols
Small black and grey dotwork elephant head tattoo on the side of a finger, with red painted nails visible.
Small elephant head on a finger
Black line tattoo of a geometric origami-style animal with dashed fold lines on the inner forearm.
Geometric origami-style animal on forearm
Fine line black outline of a small elephant with its trunk raised, tattooed on the side of a torso at the ribs.
Small elephant outline on the ribs
Black ink infinity symbol with a paw print at each loop, tattooed on the wrist and forearm in a close photo.
Infinity symbol with paw prints on a wrist
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a sitting cat with its tail curled, on the inner forearm, with blue trousers behind.
Small black cat silhouette on a forearm
Black line drawing of a knotwork beast with interlaced ribbon bands and scroll terminals, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Norse interlace beast design
Colourful wolf head tattoo with a galaxy background of stars and nebula shades in blue, pink and purple, placed on the forearm.
Galaxy wolf on a forearm
Small solid black paw print tattoo on the top of a bare foot with purple toenails, shown beside a photo of a hairless cat and an ink paw print.
Small paw print tattoo on the top of a foot
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a hare pierced by three arrows, covering the upper arm.
Hare with arrows on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head with soft, dissolving edges on the forearm.
Wolf head on a forearm
Black tribal-style rhino design drawn in bold marker on white paper, with a hand holding a marker at the right edge.
Tribal rhino design drawn on paper
Black and grey realism tattoo of a small walking kitten with its tail raised, sitting on the lower back of a person wearing jeans and a black top.
Realistic kitten tattoo on the lower back
A black linework sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a crowned queen with ornamental scrollwork and a lion or animal motif near the wrist.
Crowned queen sleeve in linework
Black and grey realism leg sleeve with roses, an animal portrait and script lettering across the thigh and calf.
Black and grey leg sleeve with roses and script
Colour tattoo of three seated frogs in blue, purple and green, each with paws over a different feature, on a lower abdomen above a black garment.
Three colourful frogs across a lower abdomen