This report was created for the Science Gallery Melbourne’s MENTAL exhibition with support from All The Best radio.
What are you, chicken? The crushing burden of ornithophobia
Ever since a traumatic childhood incident involving her pet chicken, Xiao Zhu has suffered from an irrational fear of birds. In China it was manageable because there are few birds in the cities, but when she moved to Melbourne she came face to face with her feather-filled fears. The latest in our special audio series, Mental.