diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index a6aca39a5f..6addd664a6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -260,8 +260,11 @@
 
 // i wish to have a "friendly chat" with whoever made three tail variables instead of one
 /mob/living/proc/has_tail()
+	return FALSE
+
+/mob/living/carbon/human/has_tail()
 	if(!dna || !dna.species || !dna.species.mutant_bodyparts)
-		return FALSE
+		return ..()
 	var/list/L = dna.species.mutant_bodyparts		// caches list because i refuse to type it out and because performance
 	return (L["mam_tail"] && (L["mam_tail"] != "None")) || (L["tail_human"] && (L["tail_human"] != "None")) || (L["tail_lizard"] && (L["tail_lizard"] != "None"))