Animal tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line outline of a small dog with a teal collar on the inner forearm, above a striped top.
Outlined dog with teal collar on a wrist
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of two cartoon ducks walking side by side on the lower torso, with soft grey shading under their feet.
Two cartoon ducks on the torso
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of a geometric, origami-style dog head on the inner forearm.
Geometric dog head on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of an elephant head on the side of a person's torso, near the hip.
Elephant head outline on the side of the body
Fine line geometric animal head tattoo in black ink on the outer thigh of a person wearing a black skirt and cream jumper.
Geometric animal head on thigh
Close-up of a small fine line outline of a paw print in pale ink on the inner wrist, with silver nail polish on the fingers above.
Outlined paw print on the inner wrist
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small rabbit in profile on pale skin, set against a blurred green background.
Small rabbit tattoo on skin
Black and grey tattoo of a cat stretched upwards with its paws raised, shown on a forearm beside a white lace sleeve.
Cat tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a rat facing left, with hatched fur and a long curled tail, on the inner forearm.
Rat outline on the forearm
Watercolour style Hogwarts crest tattoo in red, yellow, green and blue on the thigh, outlined in fine black linework with paint-like drips.
Watercolour Hogwarts crest tattoo on thigh
Fine line tattoo of a sleeping cat with green, blue and purple watercolour washes on the top of a foot.
Watercolour cat on the top of a foot
Minimalist black line drawing of a koala clinging to a thin branch, shown as a tattoo design on plain white.
Koala clinging to a branch line drawing
Two wrists side by side, one with a shaded grey realistic cat head tattoo and the other with a lighter fine line cat head, both in black ink.
Cat head tattoos on two wrists
Small single-line black outline tattoo of a cat on the inner wrist, shown against a pale forearm and the palm of a hand.
Small cat outline on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small sitting rabbit seen from behind and to the side, placed on the outer ankle.
Small sitting rabbit on an ankle
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox sitting upright with its tail curled beside it, placed on the skin behind a person's ear.
Sitting fox tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a caracal head with tufted ears on a forearm, drawn with loose, scratchy linework.
Caracal head sketch on forearm
Small black and grey giraffe tattoo in fine outline with dot-filled spots on the outer ankle, photographed in black and white against a dark background.
Small giraffe on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of a cat's face with whiskers and shaded ears, on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Cat face tattoo on the wrist
Small black fine line giraffe tattoo on the side of a finger on the hand, with palm fronds blurred in the background.
Small giraffe tattoo on a finger
Black and grey lion head tattoo with a detailed mane in fine line and dotwork style on the upper arm.
Lion head with flowing mane on upper arm
Fine black line geometric wolf head tattoo with faceted panels and sharp ears, placed on the forearm.
Geometric wolf head on a forearm
Small brown fine line tattoo of a curled fox on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Small fox tattoo near the collarbone
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant on the lower abdomen, just above the waistband of denim shorts.
Small elephant outline on the lower abdomen
Fine line black outline tattoo of a walking bear on the inside of an ankle, shown against a teal and white background.
Small bear outline on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of two otters holding hands on the outside of an ankle, above a brown boat shoe.
Two otters holding hands on an ankle
Small black outline tattoo of an elephant facing right with its trunk curled, placed on the inner wrist in a fine line style.
Small elephant outline on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a winged rabbit in flight on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Winged rabbit on upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of a small cartoon dinosaur with back plates, placed on the upper arm in a black and white photo.
Small dinosaur outline on upper arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat on the top of a foot, with a grey cat resting beside it.
Small outline cat on a foot
Pencil sketch of a leaping fox with a long swirling tail, drawn as a tattoo design with fine linework and soft shading.
Leaping fox with swirling tail design
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant with a raised trunk, sitting on the ankle of a bare foot.
Small elephant outline on an ankle
Small black outline tattoo of a cartoon elephant with its trunk raised, on the side of an ankle.
Outline elephant on an ankle
Black fine line outline of a small elephant with its trunk raised, tattooed on an ankle in a black and white photograph.
Elephant outline on an ankle
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a cat in a striped jumper, sitting on the upper shoulder of a person with dark hair.
Cat in a striped jumper on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a seated dog in black ink on the forearm of a person wearing a red checked shirt.
Small outline dog on a forearm
Two matching black line tattoos on the skin, a fox outline with the word always and a stag outline with antlers and the word protego, in a fine line style.
Matching fox and stag outline tattoos
Black and grey fine line tattoos on a forearm, including small script reading BE IT and an outlined animal on the lower arm, with the wearer's arms crossed over a dark jacket.
Fine line lettering and animal tattoos on forearms
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat with a curled tail on the inner ankle, above a pink sock and navy trainer.
Sitting cat line tattoo on ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of a fox with stippled shading on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a yellow top.
Stippled fox on the upper arm
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a smiling sloth hanging on the inner forearm.
Small sloth tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a stag head with antlers on the upper chest, below the collarbone, in a black and white photo.
Stag head tattoo on the upper chest
Black fine line outline of a small elephant on the inside of a wrist, with the hand raised against a dark floral backdrop.
Small elephant outline on wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small fluffy dog on the inside of a forearm near the wrist, with a blurred dog resting beside it.
Fluffy dog outline tattoo on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a stylised animal head outline in black ink on the side of the ribs.
Single line animal head on side ribs
Fine line tattoo of a paw print outlined in pale white ink on the inner wrist, with painted nails visible above.
Outlined paw print on a wrist
Four small colour guinea pig tattoos in a row on the inner forearm, with a photo of four real guinea pigs on a red towel below.
Four guinea pig tattoos in a row on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of two elephants walking in single black outlines across the side of a foot, shown healed above and as a stencil on skin below.
Two elephants in line outline on a foot