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DUCKBURG —There is a lot of division and vitriol right now in the political arena. I don't need to tell you; you're all very aware. But guess who else is aware? The ducks.

Ducks have had enough of this mess we humans have put ourselves in and they are now forming their own government. These fowl are planning on creating a ducktopia where they are united, strong and quacktastic. Their new sovereign land was going to be called Duckburg, but Disney lawyers stepped in pretty quick to squash that idea. So, the unnamed state is currently taking residents and building its infrastructure. And we have some rare footage of some duck refugees headed to their new home.

This group is in South Africa headed for its new land and it's alarming to see. Their uniformity and chanting seems more like a marching army than a peaceful pilgrimage to a nation. I don't want to jump to conclusions, but I'm nervous. Not Bearpocalypse-level nervous, but nervous nonetheless.

Sorry, Google is trying to tell me something. Hold, please.

False alarm, folks. This is not the beginnings of a duck uprising, it's just the Indian Runner Ducks of the Vergenoegd Low estates. Turns out these ducks live at a winery and are the natural pest control for the land. This is a pretty big tourist attraction when they move the ducks.

I maybe should have realized as much when I saw all the little kids watching the massive amount of ducks and the parents didn't seem too concerned about an attack or an uprising.

In my defense, bears have made me really untrustworthy of wildlife. I guess I don't need to be too worried about the ducks. Yet.