![Night](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/gg-04-day-night-title/5928743-4-eng-US/gg-04-day-night-title_full_495.png 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/gg-04-day-night-title/5928743-4-eng-US/gg-04-day-night-title_full_990.png 990w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/gg-04-day-night-title/5928743-4-eng-US/gg-04-day-night-title_full_1468.png 1232w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/gg-04-day-night-title/5928743-4-eng-US/gg-04-day-night-title_full_1980.png 1232w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/gg-04-day-night-title/5928743-4-eng-US/gg-04-day-night-title_full_2475.png 1232w)
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![Mike Novacek](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-mike-headshot/5902959-4-eng-US/gg-mike-headshot_full_495.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-mike-headshot/5902959-4-eng-US/gg-mike-headshot_full_990.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-mike-headshot/5902959-4-eng-US/gg-mike-headshot_full_1468.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-mike-headshot/5902959-4-eng-US/gg-mike-headshot_full_1980.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-mike-headshot/5902959-4-eng-US/gg-mike-headshot_full_2475.png 344w)
After a hard day’s work, we all settle in for a typical night in the Gobi Desert.
![Mark Norell](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/head_mark_off/6028555-1-eng-US/head_mark_off_full_495.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/head_mark_off/6028555-1-eng-US/head_mark_off_full_990.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/head_mark_off/6028555-1-eng-US/head_mark_off_full_1468.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/head_mark_off/6028555-1-eng-US/head_mark_off_full_1980.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/head_mark_off/6028555-1-eng-US/head_mark_off_full_2475.png 344w)
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6 p.m.
Some folks gather and chop wood, others prepare and cook the food. Sometimes the Mongolian team and the American team will eat different meals because of different taste preferences. The Mongolian dinner often consists of boiled mutton. This meat comes from sheep purchased from the nomads who live in the desert.
![two team members gathering firewood and mark tasting what is cooking in large pot](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/atd_03night_6pm/6020113-1-eng-US/atd_03night_6pm_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/atd_03night_6pm/6020113-1-eng-US/atd_03night_6pm_full_990.jpg 990w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/atd_03night_6pm/6020113-1-eng-US/atd_03night_6pm_full_1468.jpg 1150w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/atd_03night_6pm/6020113-1-eng-US/atd_03night_6pm_full_1980.jpg 1150w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/atd_03night_6pm/6020113-1-eng-US/atd_03night_6pm_full_2475.jpg 1150w)
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Dinner is a party every night!
8 p.m.
After dinner everyone sits around and chats. Sometimes Mike will pull out his guitar and sing Beatles songs. Sometimes the team members make up silly songs about flash floods, mishaps on the road, and the things they miss from home.
![dramatic sunset](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/atd_03night_10pm/6020117-1-eng-US/atd_03night_10pm_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/atd_03night_10pm/6020117-1-eng-US/atd_03night_10pm_full_990.jpg 900w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/atd_03night_10pm/6020117-1-eng-US/atd_03night_10pm_full_1468.jpg 900w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/atd_03night_10pm/6020117-1-eng-US/atd_03night_10pm_full_1980.jpg 900w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-04-day/atd_03night_10pm/6020117-1-eng-US/atd_03night_10pm_full_2475.jpg 900w)
10 p.m.
The Sun sets late here. After stargazing and more talking, everyone goes to sleep.
Image Credits:
10pm image, courtesy of AMNH; All other images, courtesy Discovery Channel Online