The fact that this could happen to a duck is pretty horrifying. What a slow, horrible death. It's either slowly starve or let someone punch you in the face. Either way it sucks. It's not like ducks can make themselves a cup of warm tea. They just have to deal with whatever elements are out there. What a life. You could say that it's for the birds.
I've seen pictures of people whose beards have frozen, or the water dripping from their tailpipe freezes. No thanks! That's not the type of cold I want to be in. Sure, my body runs a little warm, but what's to stop it from freezing to death? Absolutely nothing. I don't know how the Eskimos do it. That's why we need to be preserving Eskimo culture as much as possible. Those are some smart people.