A childhood run-in with a parrot or a pigeon swooping a bit too close can leave a lasting fear. For some, these encounters ...

A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder that causes an excessive, marked, irrational fear of a specific object or situation. Someone with a phobia could be afraid of certain people, animals, objects, ...

If someone has zoophobia, the sweeping fear of animals, everything from pigeons to porcupines, can trigger a response. Since birds fall under that umbrella, this fear can make walking through any ...