While there is no definitive number of all animal species existing in the world, the closest estimation is approximately 8.7 million, over 1.5 million of which have been described. That's how many creatures there are to choose from when considering getting an animal tattoo. Sure, rotifers may not be a popular pick, but it is a legitimate one! No, but seriously, if you have any rare animal tattoos as such, please DM us.
Either way, there's no necessity to be original with the animal choice for one's tattoo to stand out. Even butterfly tattoos, not only the most popular animal tattoos but also the most popular tattoos in the USA in general, can appear unique with a quality design and excellent execution. Thus, if you decide to go with the so-called traditional tattoo animals, such as lions, snakes, dragons, or beloved pet tattoos, just make them entirely your own and personal.
To help you with the latter, below, we've compiled the many cool animal tattoos to, hopefully, inspire your next tattoo project. If any of these animal tattoo ideas fired you up with enthusiasm to book your next tattoo appointment ASAP, make sure to give them an upvote!
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Ice Bear Tattoo By Bones Is So Cute, Isn‘t It?
Retro Space Dog! This Was Really A Lot Of Fun To Do
Don't the ear holes render the helmet useless? That would drive me nuts😂 but very well done
Birdies Representing Hiren’s Children
I'll Be Happy To Do More Fox Forearm Designs Like This
Hello Cutie
Peace Was Never An Option
For Jordan. It Was So Fun To Make This Lil Chunk For You
Thank You Very Much Melanie For Adopting This Little Fox
Lion King
Heart Shaped Snake Tattoo
Panther Chameleon By Fabrizio Divari At Fabrizio Divari Tattoos In Toronto, ON
Mallard Tattoo
Studio: @dearyouth_ink
Design: @design.by.gaon
Great Blue Heron For Hayley! Thanks For Being The Most Tough
Animal Tattoo
Owl Done By Alexis Thomson At Gastown Tattoo In Vancouver, B.C
Big Tiger Tattoo
A Fake Jackalope By Aimee At Unique Ink, York, UK
Grasshopper Tattoo
Swimming Around On The Leg
Kangaroo Rat & Atreides Ring
Bunny For Kellie
All we had was this photo to work off of. Hope I was able to do it justice.
First Tattoo ,19, Got It From Chris At Bright Ideas Tattoos, Murfreesboro TN
Two-Banded Chameleon (Healed 3 Months) By Corey At Reclamare, Sacramento, CA
Two One-Line Poodles For Two Girlfriends
Mangosteen Tortoise. I Engraved It On A Loved One
Custom-Made Monarch Butterfly For Luke
Thanks for the trust man, was a fun one and a good litle catch-up.
Big Tummy Cat
Almost Done Sleeve By Jarod Powell, Kennewick, WA
Pigeon Tattoo
This was discovered via a mirror test, in which pigeons were able to identify themselves over a photo of another pigeon.
Thank you @_ntarnold_ for this lovely little pigeon tattoo!
