Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with whiskers and striped fur on the inner forearm.
Tiger face tattoo on a forearm
Realism light bulb tattoo with a glowing amber filament on a leg, surrounded by neo-traditional flowers, leaves and small bird silhouettes.
Glowing light bulb tattoo on a leg
Colour neo-trad tattoo on a forearm of a large red rose shaped like a circus big top, with a ferris wheel, a tightrope walker, a small animal on a ball and a unicycle.
Circus rose with big top and unicycle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two adult elephants leading three calves in a line across the upper back.
Elephant family walking across the upper back
Two black and grey fox tattoos, one running along the inner forearm near the elbow and one on the upper chest near the collarbone, both shaded in soft greys.
Two fox tattoos on arm and collarbone
Woman seen from behind in a forest with a black and grey wolf head tattoo on her upper back.
Wolf head tattoo on a woman's back
Painterly colour tattoo of a lioness head on a lower leg, with orange, brown and purple shading in a realistic style.
Lioness head tattoo on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spotted deer with antlers on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Realistic deer with antlers on the back
Pencil drawing of a realistic lion head with a wind-swept mane ending in curling swirls, a design suited to a tattoo, shown with no body placement.
Lion head with flowing mane
Realistic grey wolf head with pink peonies and green leaves tattooed on the outer upper thigh, in a realism style with colour flowers.
Realistic wolf and peonies on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated long-haired cat with soft shading, on the inner forearm of a person's arm.
Seated fluffy cat tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism style bat tattoo with spread wings across a forearm and upper arm, the bat's head shaded near the elbow.
Large bat tattoo wrapping a forearm
Black and grey realism style stag head tattoo with large antlers across the back of a hand and along the middle finger, with a small block letter I on another finger.
Stag head tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling bear's head with bared teeth and a detailed nose, on the upper arm.
Snarling bear head on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bear's head and shoulders with flame-like shapes on an upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side views.
Realistic bear and flames on upper arm
Teal and grey Cheshire Cat tattoo with a wide grin and green eyes, shaded in a realistic style on the thigh.
Cheshire Cat grin on a thigh
Black and grey realistic drawing of a wolf's head facing forward, shown as a tattoo design on a pale background.
Realistic wolf head design
Realism tattoo of a sitting chocolate Labrador with its head tilted, in black and grey shading on the ankle.
Sitting chocolate Labrador on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a black cat's head with yellow eyes and faceted shading on a limb, with other tattoos partly visible nearby.
Black cat head with yellow eyes
Black and grey realism tattoo of a standing bison with a small bird flying above it, on an area of skin at the side of a limb.
Bison and bird on the upper leg
Two small black and grey realistic tattoos, an owl on the left wrist and a fox on the right wrist, photographed on pale forearms with hands held together.
Owl and fox tattoos on wrists
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a family of elephants walking across the inner upper arm, with shaded trunks and bodies.
Elephant family walking across an upper arm
Photorealistic colour tattoo of a red squirrel holding food, set against green foliage on a lower leg.
Realistic red squirrel on a lower leg
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with her hands in her hair, showing a small realistic wolf head tattoo on her upper back near the neck.
Wolf head tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head on a forearm, with dark silhouettes of a bird and another animal set against clouds below.
Wolf head and silhouettes on a forearm
Black and grey realistic wolf head tattoo on the side of a person's middle finger, shown against a light striped background.
Realistic wolf head on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf walking towards the viewer, covering the outer thigh.
Snarling wolf on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face inside a feather, on the side of the ribs.
Tiger face in a feather on the ribs
Black and grey realistic wolf head tattoo across the upper back of a person lying face down on a bed.
Realistic wolf head on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a penguin with a white chest and raised beak on the upper arm.
Penguin tattoo on the upper arm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a walking tabby kitten with a trail of paw prints on the forearm.
Tabby kitten and paw prints on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's head in profile on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tiger head in profile on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's eyes and striped face within a feather, on the inner forearm.
Tiger eyes within a feather on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a standing wolf facing forward, placed on the outer upper thigh.
Realistic standing wolf on the thigh
Realism tattoo of a pug's face and shoulders in brown and grey shading on an upper arm.
Realistic pug portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf head with wisps of smoke rising above it, on a forearm.
Howling wolf with smoke on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a French bulldog's head on the middle finger of a hand.
French bulldog portrait on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sitting cat with its tail curled down, on the left side of a person's ribs.
Black cat sitting on the ribs
Small coloured tattoo of a seated fox cub in a realistic style on the upper arm of a person wearing a white sleeve.
Seated fox cub on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head in profile on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark floral top.
Cat portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf head with shaded fur on the thigh of a bent leg.
Realistic wolf head on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rhinoceros standing on grass, placed on the upper arm.
Rhinoceros on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a magpie on a leafy branch on a forearm, with greyscale shading of a small animal below, while a person stirs a green bowl in a kitchen.
Magpie and leaves on a forearm
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
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
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 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
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