Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Black ornamental tattoo of a mandala-patterned animal silhouette with dotwork detail on the upper thigh, under a yellow skirt.
Mandala-patterned animal on thigh
Black ink lion head tattoo in profile on the side of the ribs, with a bold, hatched mane in a blackwork style.
Lion head in profile on the ribs
Colour chest tattoo with grey Celtic knotwork borders, flowers, leaves and an animal, placed across the upper chest.
Colourful Celtic knot chest piece with flowers
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a giraffe with a long thin neck and dotted body on the inner forearm, shown against a wooden floor.
Minimal giraffe tattoo on a forearm
Wolf head tattoo on the upper back, split down the middle with a watercolour splash of colour on the left and ornate black and grey patterning on the right.
Split wolf head on upper back
Photograph of a pale white-ink stylised animal tattoo on a forearm, with a blue knit sleeve and a bookshelf behind.
White stylised animal on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a seated cat on the wrist and palm of a hand, with the tail curling around the base of the hand.
Cat outline tattoo on a hand
Black tribal-style frog design with a spiral on its body, shown as a flat drawing on a white background with no body placement.
Tribal frog design
Black and white photo of a geometric, origami-style animal outline tattoo in fine black lines on the outer thigh.
Geometric animal outline on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a yawning tabby cat sitting upright, with its mouth wide open and fangs visible, on skin.
Yawning tabby cat tattoo
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a lion's head with a long, flowing mane tapering to a point, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lion head with flowing mane
Black line drawing of a howling wolf head built from angular geometric facets, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body part visible.
Geometric wolf head line drawing
Small fine line tattoo of a smiling cartoon manatee outlined in blue with red blush marks and a red heart above it, on the lower back above a gold waistband.
Cartoon manatee and heart on the lower back
Small black giraffe head tattoo in a blackwork style on the side of a finger, next to a gold solitaire ring.
Giraffe head tattoo on a finger
Neo-traditional tattoo of a zebra head with teal beads and pink flowers on the upper leg, shaded in black and grey with colour accents.
Zebra head with pink flowers on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of two snarling wolves with orange-red eyes and black outlines, covering the back of a hand against a dark background.
Two snarling wolves on the back of a hand
Small black fine line tattoo of a moose on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a teal curtain.
Small moose on the inner wrist
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon sloth holding a cookie, sitting on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Cartoon sloth holding a cookie on an upper arm
Black ink design of a giraffe head and neck filled with swirls, dots and geometric panels, drawn on a white background.
Ornate giraffe head design in black ink
Black and white photo of a small solid black penguin tattoo with a swirling body line on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small penguin tattoo on the inner forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a geometric bear built from overlapping circles, with Roman numerals X and VI, on an arm.
Bear made of overlapping circles
Close photograph of a painterly orange and black fox tattoo sitting on a person's shoulder, with a parked red car and a blue wheelie bin in the background.
Painterly fox on a shoulder
Black and grey wolf head in profile inside a circular border of runic-style characters, tattooed on the upper arm.
Wolf head in a runic circle on the arm
Fine line purple outline of a small elephant tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand open above it.
Small elephant outline on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a cartoon baby panda holding a red balloon on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Baby panda holding a red balloon on a wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of orange and red autumn maple leaves with small yellow eyes among them, running down a lower leg towards the ankle.
Autumn maple leaves on a lower leg
Fine line red outline tattoo of a cat's head in profile forming a heart shape on the inside of a forearm.
Cat profile in a heart on a forearm
Black ink line drawing on beige paper of a giraffe head whose neck is formed from musical staves and notes, shown as a tattoo design.
Giraffe with a music staff neck
Colour tattoo of an ornate giraffe head with intricate patterned linework, shading from blue at the top to orange at the base, on a forearm.
Ornate giraffe head on a forearm
Watercolour-style wolf head tattoo on the upper arm, with black ink splashes, grey shading and orange eyes.
Watercolour wolf head on upper arm
Three black and white photos of single-line fine line tattoos: a penguin on the upper leg, a pine tree on the upper arm and a seated fox on the thigh.
Line art penguin, pine tree and fox tattoos
Close-up of a small fine line elephant outline tattoo in black ink on the side of the ribs, with a red bikini top visible above.
Small elephant outline on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a giraffe's head and long neck with ossicones and spotted markings, placed on a lower leg.
Giraffe head portrait on a calf
Colour tattoo of a stylised geometric animal with dotwork patterns and circular dot stems on a person's calf, in green, mustard and black linework.
Geometric animal and dot motifs on a calf
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a lion, elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and buffalo with protea flowers, shown on an upper arm and forearm from two angles.
Black and grey realism animal sleeve
Small black fine line tattoo of an elephant with a curled trunk on the inner wrist, with a raised fist above it.
Fine line elephant on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a howling wolf head in profile on skin, with soft black shading and red and yellow tones.
Howling wolf head in brown, red and yellow tones
Colour tattoo of three sea turtles in teal, purple and orange on the outside of an ankle.
Three sea turtles on an ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of an ornamental animal outline on the upper back, photographed close up beside a pale pink top strap.
Ornamental animal on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a pig marked with numbered butcher's cut lines in a vintage engraving style, on the inner forearm.
Pig butcher's cut diagram on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling leopard on a man's upper arm, with his hand raised to his face beside it.
Snarling leopard on an upper arm
Small solid black paw print tattoo with four toe pads and a main pad on the ankle of a foot, in a close-up photo.
Small black paw print on ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo on two calves, with a hare among strawberry plants on the left leg and a fox with mushrooms on the right.
Hare and fox with botanical calf sleeve
Black and white flash sheet of pencil sketches of leaping hares above a bold ink line drawing of a running hare, with no tattoo placement shown.
Running hare sketches and ink study
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lioness face with detailed eyes, whiskers and shaded fur, on the forearm.
Lioness face on a forearm
A grid of black and grey ornamental silhouette designs of birds and animals, including a swan, toucan, owl, heron, cat and butterfly, drawn as flash for tattoo use.
Ornamental black and grey animal and bird designs
Colour realism tattoo of a lion's head with a full golden mane on the upper arm and shoulder, shown in a close photograph.
Lion portrait on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion with a full mane, covering the upper arm and part of the shoulder.
Roaring lion on upper arm