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科隆群岛(官方名称:Archipiélago de Colón、西班牙语:Islas Galapagos), 即加拉帕戈斯群岛,位于南美厄瓜多尔(...
科隆群岛(官方名称:Archipiélago de Colón、西班牙语:Islas Galapagos), 即加拉帕戈斯群岛,位于南美厄瓜多尔( Ecuador )以西1000公里的太平洋上。查尔斯·达尔文(Charles Darwin),在1835年花了19天时间研究该岛的动植物群。1859年,达尔文发表了《物种起源》,向世界介绍了他的进化论和科隆群岛( Galapagos Islands)。
1959年,科隆群岛成为厄瓜多尔第一个国家公园,1978年,它被联合国教科文组织命名为世界遗产。如今,每年有超过27.5万人前往科隆群岛亲眼目睹那些不可思议的动物和风景。
该岛的英文名字 Galapagos Islands (加拉帕戈斯群岛群岛)来自西班牙语 Islas Galapagos。Galapagos 西班牙语,大海龟(Tortoises)的意思,源于岛上特有的海龟动物。 关于加拉帕戈斯群岛最早的记录追溯到1535年。厄瓜多尔关于该岛的官方名字是: Archipiélago de Colón , 国内翻译成科隆群岛,更方便记忆和书写。
cormorant /ˈkɔːr.mɚ.ənt/ 鸬鹚 [lú cí], 俗称鱼鹰。科隆岛的鸬鹚( cormorant )由于当地特殊的气候和地理环境,这里食物充足, 它们不需要飞行就能吃饱, 慢慢地,它们的翅膀就退化了, 变成不能飞行的鸬鹚。

The flightless cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi), also known as the Galapagos cormorant, is a cormorant endemic to the Galapagos Islands, and an example of the highly unusual fauna there. (wikipedia.org)
pelican /ˈpel.ə.kən/ 鹈鹕 [tí hú] (别名:塘鹅)。鹈鹕体型粗大,成年鹈鹕体长约1.7米左右,羽毛有白色, 桃红色和褐色。生活在 加拉帕戈斯群岛的鹈鹕主要是褐色羽毛。

The Brown Pelican is found throughout the Galapagos Islands, skimming over water, plunge-diving and resting in mangrove trees. Brown Pelicans measure around 41 inches in length and have a wingspan of 90 inches. The Galapagos population of the Brown Pelican is said to be an endemic (unique) subspecies of the Pelican Bird. (animalcorner.org)

The marine iguana is an extraordinary animal that lives on land but feeds in the sea, grazing on a variety of seaweed – on exposed rocks, in subtidal areas, or by diving deeper into the cold seawater. (galapagos.org)
lava lizard, 是指熔岩蜥蜴。 熔岩蜥蜴是加拉帕戈斯群岛上数量最多的爬行动物之一。它们看起来很像小型鬣蜥,经常成群结队地在熔岩顶上晒太阳取暖,这给了它们一个共同的名字 -- lava lizard 。

A male lava lizard’s territory can cover up to 400 sq metres and often crosses several females territories. To ward off competitors from his territory, the male can often be seen performing a series of ‘push ups’ to intimidate the opponent; often these displays are carried out on man-made structures such as fence posts or signs. (galapagosconservation.org.uk)
Blue-footed booby, 指蓝足鲣鸟。是一种大型的热带海鸟,最引人注目的是它们长着一对蓝色的大脚。

Blue-footed boobies are one of three booby species found on Galapagos. They are large, distinctive birds, found along the Eastern Pacific coastline where they often nest on small islands with rocky coasts. (galapagosconservation.org.uk)
The Humboldt Current, also called the Peru Current, is a cold, low-salinity ocean current that flows north along the western coast of South America. It is an eastern boundary current flowing in the direction of the equator, and extends 500–1,000 km (310–620 mi) offshore. The Humboldt Current is named after the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. In 1846, von Humboldt reported measurements of the cold-water current in his book Cosmos. (en.wikipedia.org)
Quito /ˈkiːtəʊ/ 基多,厄瓜多尔首都。尽管人们通常认为基多的历史可以追溯到16世纪西班牙殖民统治时期,但基多的名字却来源于几个世纪前居住在此山谷的前印加部落Quitus。
Guayaquil /ɡwajaˈkil/ 瓜亚基尔, 厄瓜多尔第一大城市, 靠近瓜亚基尔湾, 建于1536年10月9日。
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