Christoph Mans is a German native and completed his veterinary medicine studies at the University of
Leipzig (Germany) and the University of Berne (Switzerland). This was followed by an internship in
Avian and Exotic Animal Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College (Canada) and employment in private
practice in Hong Kong. He completed his residency in zoological medicine at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and the Milwaukee County Zoo. He is currently a clinical professor of zoological
medicine at the University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine.