For more information about purchase of the pin contact the respiratory therapy office at 205.391.2641. Pinning Ceremony practice is conducted by the Respiratory Therapy Program faculty and staff and graduates will be notified of the practice time.
The yellow-tailed woolly monkey is just one of the world's rarest mammals and are almost extinct. They normally reach adulthood at 4 years and typically live between 10 to 16 years.
Five squirrel monkeys survived for 8 to 14.5 years in captivity. The male reached at least 16 years of age. He was considered to be quite aged and was sterile at time of death. Senile plaques were found in his brain. The females had experienced between five and eight pregnancies and raised between three and six offspring.