Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small elephant outline on the side of a finger, photographed against a dark background.
Small elephant outline tattoo on a finger
Black line drawing of a standing bulldog looking upwards, drawn with bold tapering strokes as a tattoo flash design.
Stylised bulldog line drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head emerging from a sheep's fleece, placed across the back of a person's neck and upper back.
Wolf in sheep's clothing on the back of the neck
Small black and grey tattoo of an upside-down cat with legs raised and tail hanging, placed on the forearm below a lace sleeve.
Upside-down cat on a forearm
Black fine line geometric fox tattoo on the ankle, drawn in angular facets against pale skin.
Geometric fox on the ankle
Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of a Siamese cat with blue eyes on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side close-up views.
Realistic Siamese cat on a forearm
Illustrated design of a black cat head with a half-visible skull, red poppies across the face and a small golden halo above, shown without skin.
Black cat skull with red poppies
Black fine line lettering reading Hakuna Matata with small animal silhouettes above it, tattooed on the top of a woman's foot near the ankle.
Hakuna Matata and animal silhouettes on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a fox lying on its back with an orange coat, black legs and a cream tail, on the upper thigh.
Fox rolling on its back on a thigh
Tattoo on the inner wrist of a solid black animal silhouette sitting above three shaded purple flowers with green leaves and loose petals.
Black animal figure over purple flowers on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a leaping stag with a human face and arrows piercing its body, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Stag with a human face and arrows on the shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a simple curled monkey with a long looping tail on the skin of a lower leg.
Curled monkey tattoo on a lower leg
Close-up of a small solid black cat tattoo on the outer rim of an ear, shown in a simple blackwork silhouette style.
Black cat tattoo on the ear
Small black outline tattoo of a baby elephant in fine line style on the inner wrist.
Small elephant outline on a wrist
Black and grey sketch-style bear tattoo with a geometric line base on the lower leg, shown in a close photo of the calf and ankle.
Sketched bear with geometric base on a lower leg
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small curled animal on the side of a foot near the ankle, with a purple shoe and fur rug in the background.
Small curled animal outline on the foot
Colourful giraffe head tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn in purple, pink, blue and teal with a soft watercolour look.
Watercolour giraffe head on forearm
Black connect-the-dots giraffe tattoo with numbered dots on a calf, with red marker outlines drawn on in the side panels.
Dot-to-dot giraffe on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a griffin with spread wings and a lion's body, covering the upper back.
Black and grey griffin on upper back
Colour tattoo of an adult giraffe and a young giraffe lying side by side, shown on the calf of a leg.
Adult giraffe and calf on the lower leg
Fine line tattoo of a stretching cat in outline on the upper back of a person with their head bowed, lying on pale sand.
Stretching cat on upper back
Close-up photo of a small red elephant tattoo with a black outline and raised trunk on brown skin.
Red elephant tattoo with raised trunk
Pencil drawing of a wolf head split down the middle, realistic shading on the left and ornate black ink pattern on the right, shown as a tattoo design.
Split wolf head design
Black fine line outline tattoo of a standing penguin on an ankle, set against a red background.
Penguin outline on an ankle
Small colour tattoo of a lion cub outlined in black, sitting on bare skin beside a black bag strap and zip.
Small lion cub tattoo on skin
Black line flash sheet of six geometric low-poly animals, including a horse, elephant, giraffe, rhinoceros and camel, in Geometric style with no body placement shown.
Geometric animal flash sheet
Two matching fine line outline tattoos of a giraffe and an elephant with a small heart, one on each ankle.
Matching giraffe and elephant ankle tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of three small rearing horses in a line with a dashed trail and a puff of smoke on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Three rearing horses on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a howling wolf head with detailed fur shading on the upper arm.
Howling wolf head on an upper arm
Black bold paw print above the words BROTHER BEAR in blocky hand-drawn lettering on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Bear paw print with Brother Bear lettering
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a wolf head in profile on the forearm, with loose hatched linework and shaded fur.
Sketched wolf head on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a white cat head with pink ears and one yellow and one blue eye, placed on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
White cat peeking on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a brown bear wearing a blue collared shirt and orange spotted tie on an upper arm, set against an orange glowing sun.
Bear in shirt and tie on upper arm
Black fine line drawing of a giraffe whose outline and neck are formed from flowing script lettering, shown on a plain white background.
Giraffe outline formed from script lettering
A tattooist in black gloves uses a machine to work on a partly finished animal design with purple outlines and grey shading on a person's skin.
Tattoo being inked with a machine
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog's head with shaded fur on the middle finger of a hand, beside a dark abstract symbol on the ring finger.
Dog head tattoo on a finger
Fine line black outline of a small elephant tattooed on the inner wrist, with a hand raised in the background.
Small elephant outline on the inner wrist
Black and grey paw print tattoo with soft shaded toe pads on the side of the ribs, shown in a wide shot and a close-up.
Paw print tattoo on the side ribs
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with an animal head below, on the inner forearm.
Feathered headdress woman on a forearm
Small black fine line rabbit tattoo on the inner upper arm of a person with long auburn hair and a striped top.
Tiny rabbit on the upper arm
Black and grey wolf head tattoo with scrolling leaf foliage on the thigh, drawn in fine engraved-style hatching.
Wolf head with foliage on thigh
Black line drawing of a cat and a curled animal interwoven within a Celtic knotwork triangle, shown as a tattoo design.
Celtic knot cat in a triangle
Colourful watercolour-style tiger head tattoo with blue paint drips and splatter marks on the lower leg, shown on a calf.
Watercolour tiger head on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of three elephants walking in a row on the side of the ribs, shaded with soft grey tones.
Three elephants in a line on the ribs
Black ink line drawing of a lion's head in profile, with a dense, ornamental mane and patterned face, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate lion in profile line drawing
Black and grey drawing of a ram's head with curled horns on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no placement visible.
Ram head with curled horns design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bat peeking out from its wing, placed on a forearm against a textured white wall.
Realistic bat wrapped in its wing on a forearm
Realistic black and grey wolf head tattoo on the side of a finger, with shaded fur and a direct gaze.
Realistic wolf head tattoo on a finger