For thousands of years, different cultures from all over the world have seen animals as guardian spirits who grant protection and the strength to carry out any undertaking. In Aztec culture, for instance, dogs were sacred animals that helped their masters after they died. They guided humans through their journey in the underworld. Moreover, people belonging to certain social strata would wear feathers of their sacred bird —called quetzal— to show their status above others.

Nowadays, wearing animal motifs like a totem still holds deep meanings and symbolism. Many people feel the animal of their choice embodies emotions and values to carry with them throughout life, whether it be strength, courage, vitality, or elegance. They wish to attain those characteristics they admire about an animal and use them to fight their battles in life.



It is not necessary to wear an animal’s skin and bones like our ancestors. Killing an animal for that purpose would be vain and cruel. Tattoos can be a good option to show them respect and admire the majesty that nature bestowed on these magnificent and ferocious creatures, especially those whose skin possesses unique and beautiful patterns that not even the most inventive designers would have been able to create.


Thanks to those artists who have ventured to explore the different possibilities tattoos can offer, now we can have with us a permanent reminder of the strength we share with animals like leopards or tigers.



Combining different animal print styles with ink of different colors, tattoo artists can give us that beauty, elegance, and majesty that nature conferred to these creatures, without the need to use other skin than our own. Now we can attain a mysterious and seductive feline aura.



You don’t have to cover all your body in animal print to attain this graceful effect. Tattoos have no rules, so we just need to be creative and decide whether we want to show them off or keep them hidden for an intimate and erotic encounter.
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Translated by Andrea Valle Gracia
