Dolphin Tattoos

Dolphin tattoos are the most requested tattoos in the world. Dolphins are the highly intelligent marine animal. Dolphin's brains are much larger and more complex than our own. It has long been believed that dolphins serve as our connection between the world of men, and the underwater world of the sea. This interconnectedness between the dolphin and humanity has led to great understandings and innovations, like dolphin interaction and therapy.

Swimming with dolphins has helped children to cope with handicaps, overcome learning challenges and soothed the suffering of individuals with severe depression or mental anguish. In fact, many people view dolphins and dolphin tattoos as highly symbolic a benevolent protector, or a symbol of the joy and abundance that is associated with the ocean.

There are various meanings of dolphin symbols. Dolphins are a classic symbol for safe travel and charitable kindness, and that curved animal image has been used on royal crests and national icons for centuries. Although we know the dolphin is a mammal nowadays, there was a time when dolphins were considered kings of the fishes and would help carry deceased souls to the afterlife.

There are variety of designs of dolphin tattoos available. It can be curled into a near spherical shape without looking distorted or overly stylized. Also, you can have an outstretched dolphin or even a chain of them, nose to tail, to form a band or you can have a dolphin image curled around your bellybutton or on an ankle or shoulder.

Dolphin tattoos may include several members of a pod, or perhaps just a mother dolphin and her calf or her mate. Dolphin tattoos can also be adapted to a variety of other tattoo styles. Dolphin designs integrate well with both Celtic and tribal tattoo designs, and can be manipulated to create fantastic armbands.

The tribal dolphin tattoo designs show a dolphin as a a bold and beautiful artistic statement like a totem animals. The Celtic dolphin incorporates the dolphin into a knot work design, often the curved dolphin, simply depicted, sits within a complex Celtic border.

Two dolphins forming a circle, with noses to tails can make a perfect design to surround navels or nipples, and you can always combine dolphins with other popular tattoo designs to make your own unique statement. There are colorful images of dolphin tattoos available such as Pink dolphins, blue dolphins, silver or black dolphins.

Regardless of the size or color, the dolphin's eyes will still shine with that nearly human intelligence which they uniquely possess. Alone or in pods, paired with mermaids or whales, the dolphin will always serve as our unique link to the underwater world.

Here you can find the collection of dolphin tattoo designs and pictures.

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