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The birth of a child with a caudal appendage resembling a tail generates an unusual interest and anxiety . True human tail is a rare event; less than 40 cases have been reported in the literature so far. It is defined as a caudal, vestigial, midline protrusion of muscle and adipose tissue with skin covering . We are reporting a case of true tail in a baby, a rare event in human.