Mike Holston (The Real Tarzann)’s 13 Tattoos & Their Meanings
Michael Holston, known popularly as “The Real Tarzann” is an American social media influencer and YouTuber who is famous for his posts with exotic animals. A zookeeper, Mike’s channel has over 500k subscribers and he has over 6 million followers on Instagram. Mike describes himself as an animal educator, teaching people about animals and wants to become the next Steve Irvin. Michael has many interesting tattoos on his body. Let us take a look at his tattoos and the meanings behind them.
1. ‘Croc’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The left side of his neck has a tattoo of a crocodile’s head, with its mouth wide open.
Meaning: The tattoo of the croc on his neck shows his love for animals. He uploaded the tattoo on his Instagram with the caption, “Crocodylus porosus” which is the Saltwater Crocodile. The tattoo is also a tribute to his idol, Steve Irvin who was famous as The Crocodile Hunter.
2. ‘Spider’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The front of his neck contains a tattoo of a large spider on it.
Meaning: The tattoo of the spider on his neck is a tattoo of the Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Tarantula which is one of his favorite species according to his posts. Also known as the old world tarantula, the spider is a Critically endangered arboreal species from southeast India. Mike got this tattoo because he used to be afraid of spiders even though he loves all animals and got this tattoo once he overcame his fear of the creatures.
3. ‘Rafiki’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The right side of his neck contains a tattoo of a species of monkey.
Meaning: The tattoo of his neck was explained by his Instagram post. Tarzan wrote, “Mandrillus sphinx = Rafiki” revealing the scientific name of the species and also showing how he is a fan of The Lion King movies as Rafiki is the name of the monkey from that film.
4. ‘Banner and Birds’ Tattoo
Tattoo: Mike’s chest contains a banner tattooed across it with the words, “What doesn’t kill me. Makes me stronger” written on it. The sun can also be seen rising on his left pec from behind the banner and he has birds tattooed all around the sun that also cover his collar bones.
