1. Galapagos - Noun
2. Galapagos - Proper noun
a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life
Source: WordNetI love travelling, and had the pleasure of being in the most developed country in the world and then parts of two of the most pristine natural areas of the world: the Galapagos islands and the Equador Amazon jungle. The contrast was incredible. Adam Garcia
Becoming a bird ecologist was just luck! I had the chance to be a field assistant for a scientist working in the Galapagos Islands, and while I was there, I saw a particular problem in behavioral biology that I wanted to solve and, in the process, made myself into a bird ecologist. David J. Anderson
The Galapagos Islands are probably the most famous wildlife-watching destination in the world. And no wonder - it's almost impossible to exaggerate the sheer spectacle of the place that provided inspiration for Charles Darwin's ground-breaking theory of natural selection. Mark Carwardine
I want to go skydiving. I'd love to go to the Galapagos. Nature still excites me. Wayne Knight
The Galapagos Islands provide a window on time. In a geologic sense, the islands are young, yet they appear ancient. Frans Lanting
Ecuador made a part of the Galapagos a wildlife sanctuary in 1935, and the sanctuary became the Galapagos National Park in 1959. Source: Internet