Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Colourful geometric giraffe head tattoo in dotwork shading on the upper arm of a person wearing a black lace bra strap.
Geometric giraffe head on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of three small elephants walking in a row across the side of the body, with dotted patterns on their bodies.
Three elephants walking in a row
Black single-line drawing of a galloping horse with a flowing mane on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Galloping horse line drawing
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
Small black fine line tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, placed on the lower leg above the ankle.
Small elephant with raised trunk on the ankle
Fine line black outline tattoo of a leaping dog on the middle finger of a hand resting on a wooden table, next to a ring set with a diamond.
Leaping dog outline on a finger
Black tribal-style lizard tattoo with a long curling tail wrapping down towards the heel, on the outer ankle and lower leg.
Black tribal lizard on an ankle
Watercolour-wash wolf head silhouette howling upward, drawn as a tattoo-style flash design in blue and green tones.
Howling wolf silhouette in watercolour wash
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cougar walking towards the viewer, covering the upper arm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
Cougar walking on an upper arm
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
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon penguin with orange feet standing on a blue ice block, shown on skin.
Cartoon penguin on an ice block
Small black outline tattoo of a hedgehog on the side of a foot near the ankle, with a textured white rug in the background.
Hedgehog outline on a foot
Fine line black ink tattoo of a unicorn head in profile, with a waffle cone horn and drips, on the forearm.
Unicorn with an ice cream cone horn
Black linework drawing of a stylised wolf head with swirling tendrils, shown as a tattoo-style design on a pale grey background.
Stylised wolf head with swirling linework
Black tribal-style kangaroo tattoo with swirl detail and two lines of coordinates on the outside of an ankle, above white canvas trainers.
Tribal kangaroo with coordinates on an ankle
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
Flat black, red and white drawing of a bear paw with five curved claws above a snarling bear face, in a bold Northwest Coast style.
Bear paw with claws and bear face design
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
Black and white photo of a fine line outline tattoo of two cats sitting close together on the upper arm.
Two cats outline on upper arm
Hand-drawn sketch of a wolf head with blue shading, grey pencil hatching and red and teal watercolour splashes on white paper.
Sketched wolf head with watercolour splashes
Black ink drawing of a stylised leaping fox filled with ornamental swirls, shown as a blackwork tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornamental leaping fox design
Realistic colour tattoo of a German Shepherd's head with pricked ears and open mouth, placed on the back of the neck.
German Shepherd head on the back of the neck
Geometric big cat face tattoo in orange, red and black with grey-green shading on the forearm.
Geometric big cat face on a forearm
Japanese style tattoo of a black cat with swirling motifs and pink and purple shading, running down the back of a calf.
Black cat with swirl motifs on a calf
Black line drawing of a sitting fox built from straight geometric facets, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Geometric fox line drawing
Drawing of two mirrored tribal-style fox designs facing each other, one in black ink and one in magenta, on a pale background.
Mirrored tribal fox pair in black and magenta
Fine line outline of a sitting cat on the back of an ankle, drawn in dark ink against pale skin.
Sitting cat outline on an ankle
Realistic colour tattoo of a ginger tabby cat face with amber eyes and pale whiskers on a patch of skin.
Ginger tabby cat portrait tattoo
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
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon fox sitting with its head bowed, placed on the hip above a white waistband.
Small cartoon fox on the hip
Black linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a framed design of stylised faces and spiral eyes arranged in an animal-like shape.
Linework faces tattoo on upper arm
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
Wolf head tattoo on the thigh, shaded black and grey on the left and washed with blue, green and red watercolour tones on the right.
Wolf head with watercolour side on thigh
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
Fine line black tattoo of a wolf built from overlapping circles and geometric construction lines, on the inner upper arm.
Geometric wolf on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a walking wolf built from overlapping circles and straight lines, placed on the inner upper arm.
Geometric wolf on an upper arm
Fine line black and grey outline tattoo of a standing dog on the side of a ribcage, above a white bra strap.
Dog outline on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a cartoon lion cub sitting on a lower leg, with a curled tail and shaded orange fur.
Cartoon lion cub on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant walking towards the viewer, placed on the outer thigh of a person wearing black shorts.
Realistic elephant tattoo on a thigh
White ink tattoo of a stylised horse with patterned linework on the forearm.
White ink horse on a forearm
Fine-line lion head with a flowing mane on the upper back, in pale lines against tanned skin.
Lion head on upper back
Small black and grey tattoo of a sloth hanging from a branch, in a detailed engraved style, on the outer thigh of a person holding a vintage camera.
Hanging sloth tattoo on a thigh
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo behind a person's ear, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small cat silhouette behind the ear