Animal Tattoos
The animal
world is something that has always fascinated humans, thousands
have spent their lives trying to understand their
behaviour. Animals have
been used in countless tattoo designs, over the years and
different cultures. They
are often used to represent part of ourselves and to remind us
of special times of our lives. For more ideas see Tribal Tattoo Designs,
Chinese Animal Tattoo Designs, Fantasy Tattoo Designs and
Mythical Creature Tattoo
Designs.
 Cat
Tattoo Designs
Cats,
domestic and large have captured our
imagination.
The Egyptians used to
worship domestic cats and mummify them like they did the
pharaohs as a mark of respect.
Cats are graceful and
always look like they are the keepers of some hidden
knowledge.
Some owners have had a
picture of their special cat tattooed on them to remind
them of their bond they share with their
pet.
Big cat
tattoo designs have been very popular across the
ages.
Lions, tigers, panthers and
leopards are used frequently in the tattoo world to
represent power and strength.
It cannot be forgotten that
they are also predators but at the same time stay
together as a family.
A pride of lions is a
popular design to represent someone whose family is very
important to them.
(for further tiger ideas
see Chinese Animal Tattoo
Designs)
(photo by Sias van
Schalkwyk)
 Dog and Wolf Tattoo
Designs
The
immortal line goes ‘Dogs are a man’s best
friend’.
Dogs have been used through
the years to signify loyalty and
companionship.
This is why there are more
dog owners who have their pets turned into a tattoo
design, immortalising their four legged best friend on
their body.
(For further ideas see
Chinese Animal Tattoo
Designs)
Wolf tattoo
designs are similar to dogs but there is that wild element to
the wolf.
They are pack animals, very
loyal and gentle in spirit, contrary to popular
belief.
Nevertheless, there are
other sides to the wolf, which is the lone
wolf.
These figures are used by
those who identify with the wild side of the wolf but not
the companionship of the pack.
Used in tattoo designs, the
lone wolf is usually depicted howling in front of the
full moon.
Butterfly Tattoo
Designs
 Women
have especially favoured butterfly tattoo
designs.
They are beautiful,
colourful and fragile in need of
protection.
The designs can be large or
small depending on the person or the place that they are
put.
A butterfly tattoo can be
put in more intimate places so that it is only a chosen
few that ever get to see them.
More often than not they are
inked in colour, but can look equally effective in black
and grey shading.
(For fairy tattoo designs
see Fantasy Tattoo Designs)
 Scorpion and Spider Tattoo
Designs
On the
other end of the spectrum is the scorpion and spider tattoo
designs, and are usually chosen by
men.
They are ugly and scary to
most, which is why many bikers use them in their club
designs.
Spiders’ webs on the elbow
are a classic vintage designs that many still opt
for.
(for more biker tattoos see
Vintage Tattoo Designs)
 Eagle
Tattoo Designs
The eagle
is dear to many American hearts as it is their national
animal.
It represents strength and
boldness of character, so it is easy to see why the USA
chose it as their county’s
mascot.
(photo by P
Widling)
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