Tattoos are a long-term investment, so it’s only logical to use good tattoo ideas and designs. With so many of them floating around on the internet, one branch, or category, has gotten a lot of attention from tattoo artists — animal tattoos. There are plenty of reasons why people choose to make these tattoos over others and they might inspire your next tattoo project, if you are in the market for one.
Animals are symbolic, as they can capture the aspects of the world around us through their beauty alone. Sometimes, we connect with an animal and want to show that visually. If we want tattoos of animals that represent strength, we will usually get a bear or a crocodile tattoo. On the other hand, if you are more of a romantic, friendly person, you can be sure that there are animal tattoo designs to depict those feelings too. So if there’s a feeling or a character trait you want to capture, there are ample tattoo designs of animals that can relate that quite successfully.
People tend to get ideas by exploring the ideas already realized. The same thing goes for animal tattoo ideas. We have compiled quite a long list of ideas you could use for that creativity boost. If you have a pet and are a bit symbolic, check out our list of pet tattoos for inspiration. We even have dog tattoos and cat tattoos to look at, so no fluffy friend is missed. If an idea caught your attention — be sure to upvote it and share it with a friend. On the other hand, if you already have a similar tattoo, be sure to comment below and tell us more about it!
#1
Once You Have Had A Wonderful Dog, A Life Without One Is A Life Diminished. – Dean Koontz
#2
Bird With Fancy Cup
#3
Candle Cat
#4
Everything Looks Better With Cheese
#5
Cute Cat
#6
Maine Coon Tattoo
#7
Cats Sitting Together
#8
Butterfly
#9
Realistic Cat Tattoo
#10
My Client Told Me To Tattoo Whatever I Wanted To And She Didn’t Want To See It Until The Tattoo Was Finished
#11
Got To Do One Of My Fruit Bat Tattoos
#12
Dog Portrait Tattoo
#13
A Mischievous Kitty Scratching Down The Leg
#14
Porcelain Snail Tattoo
#15
Bat Tattoo
#16
Colorful Moth Tattoo
#17
Just A Little Dude
#18
Cute Panda Tattoo
#19
Custom Baby Raccoon Tattoo For Shreema
#20
Magpies Tattoo
#21
Just A Little Blue Whale And Baby Squid
#22
Cute Otters
#23
Custom Gecko Design
#24
Happy Little Piggy Wishes Everyone A Happiness
#25
Herbs And A Bumble Bee For Ines. Thanks For The Lovely Day
#26
Two Feet Move Our Body, Four Feet Move Our Soul
#27
Zebra
#28
First Tiger Tattoo
#29
Sending Laika Dog To Space!
#30
Third Eye Cat
#31
Little Cow
#32
Butterflies
#33
Good Times On This Colourful Little Quail
#34
Dogs And A Daughter
#35
Cartoon Raccoon Tattoo
#36
Rabbit For Laura
#37
Humpback Whale
#38
Another Day, Another Fox
#39
Beautiful Butterfly
#40
Fruit Bat
#41
Deer
#42
Squid Tattoo
#43
Koala Bear
#44
Cute Rabbit Tattoo For Paige
#45
Wolf Cover Up
#46
Small Dainty Dotwork Sea Turtle
#47
Little Phoenix
#48
Animal Tattoo Ideas
#49
Jaguar
#50
Ladybug
#51
Birds Linework
#52
Lucky Chickens In Love
#53
Arpeggi Tattoo
#54
Our Shark Friend, The Manta Ray And The Seal
#55
Cute Fawn Tattoo
#56
Nature Sleeve
#57
Bunny For @iwantgototheseaside
#58
Two Cute Little Friends
#59
Snake Wrap From Today
#60
Portrait Of The Beautiful Dog At Jade
#61
Small Cat Engraved On The Back Of A Hand
#62
Tiger Tattoo
#63
I Have Wings
#64
Cute Whale Tattoo
#65
Little Bird
#66
Turtle Tattoo
#67
Cute Couple Tattoo
#68
Small Squid Tattoo
#69
Cute Dog Tattoo
#70
Thank You Both For Getting These Matchy Merlion Tattoos
#71
Fish Forearm Tattoo
#72
Frog Tattoo
#73
Lion Healed
#74
Puffin
#75
Some Fun Kitty Florals
#76
Crocodile Tattoo
#77
Turtle Tattoo
#78
Otter Tattoo
#79
Little Nut Eater
#80
Flashes
#81
Fun Little Gap Filler
#82
Butterfly Tattoo
She knew exactly what she wanted! She wanted a butterfly. She just didn’t know which one. It was really hard for her to decide. For two months we courted one after the other, I ask if she has made a decision and she sends me another picture of a butterfly.In the end, we ran into each other at a meeting of “Emek Hefer Independents”, a meeting of businesswomen, and there a final decision was made on the selected sketch… which was changed again at the last minute.But all the changes are dwarfed compared to the smile she had when I finished and she looked in the mirror.Such a smile reminds me every time how much I love my job.
#83
Healed Opossum
#84
Fish Tattoo
#85
Piece Worked Today At Night
