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Baby in China born with tail

By T.K. Randall
March 10, 2010 · Comment icon 26 comments

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Surgeons in China have successfully operated to remove a five-inch tail from a four-month-old baby girl.
The highly rare case saw the tail actually grow larger after the girl was born rather than smaller, doctors at the hospital have said that the odds were one in a million of such a circumstance occuring.
The little girl, called Hong Hong, was born with the tail but it had since doubled in size, reports the Anhui Market Daily. Her father, Hou, of Lixing town in eastern China's Anhui province, said he had been "shocked" to see the tail at birth. "I wanted to cut it off when she was born, but doctors suggested we wait some time, as a newborn is too weak to take such a surgery," he said.


Source: Ananova | Comments (26)




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Comment icon #17 Posted by Mac E 15 years ago
Tail? That wasn't a tail...she's definitely a girl now. I thought it, but I wasn't going to say it!
Comment icon #18 Posted by Jaygatz 15 years ago
This isnt all that odd, its happened a few times I recall over the years. De-Evolution isn't quite what I would call it. However IF the evolution thing is true, we once had tails. I would say its just a birth defect at most, but there maybe a small portion of our DNA that still has the instructions for tails embedded init, once in awhile one pops up. I have no idea I'm just theorizing here!!
Comment icon #19 Posted by san girl 15 years ago
WOW Weird
Comment icon #20 Posted by idfwgei8edf 15 years ago
The comments you guys are leaving for this article is the best part!
Comment icon #21 Posted by the rebirth 15 years ago
The comments you guys are leaving for this article is the best part! but of course. welcome to UM by the way.
Comment icon #22 Posted by SolarPlexus 15 years ago
The girls name is Hong-Hong?? So thats where they get inspiration from.... LOL
Comment icon #23 Posted by Codehook 15 years ago
I thought it, but I wasn't going to say it! You can rely on me to lower the tone
Comment icon #24 Posted by Copasetic 15 years ago
Actually all people start life off with tails. And a fairly significant portion of humans have the genes for 'tail removal' turned off. You'd maybe expect to see things like this more often in China, because the birth rate is so high.
Comment icon #25 Posted by SolarPlexus 15 years ago
You'd maybe expect to see things like this more often in China, because the birth rate is so high. hey that makes sense
Comment icon #26 Posted by emosonic 15 years ago
OMG! The chinese are DIGIMON! XD or pokemon but pokemon can't de evolve


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