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![Mike Novacek](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/head_mike_off/6028551-1-eng-US/head_mike_off_full_495.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/head_mike_off/6028551-1-eng-US/head_mike_off_full_990.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/head_mike_off/6028551-1-eng-US/head_mike_off_full_1468.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/head_mike_off/6028551-1-eng-US/head_mike_off_full_1980.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/head_mike_off/6028551-1-eng-US/head_mike_off_full_2475.png 344w)
As the caravan of jeeps and trucks winds through the desert, the team watches the local wildlife. Every day on our travels, the team sees animals.
![Mark Norell](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-mark-headshot/5902963-4-eng-US/gg-mark-headshot_full_495.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-mark-headshot/5902963-4-eng-US/gg-mark-headshot_full_990.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-mark-headshot/5902963-4-eng-US/gg-mark-headshot_full_1468.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-mark-headshot/5902963-4-eng-US/gg-mark-headshot_full_1980.png 344w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-mark-headshot/5902963-4-eng-US/gg-mark-headshot_full_2475.png 344w)
![scrapbook page with labels and pictures](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-ii-local-animals/6001177-4-eng-US/jtm-ii-local-animals_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-ii-local-animals/6001177-4-eng-US/jtm-ii-local-animals_full_990.jpg 926w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-ii-local-animals/6001177-4-eng-US/jtm-ii-local-animals_full_1468.jpg 926w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-ii-local-animals/6001177-4-eng-US/jtm-ii-local-animals_full_1980.jpg 926w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-ii-local-animals/6001177-4-eng-US/jtm-ii-local-animals_full_2475.jpg 926w)
![camels with two humps](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-04local_camels/6021128-1-eng-US/jtm-04local_camels_full_495.jpg 350w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-04local_camels/6021128-1-eng-US/jtm-04local_camels_full_990.jpg 350w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-04local_camels/6021128-1-eng-US/jtm-04local_camels_full_1468.jpg 350w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-04local_camels/6021128-1-eng-US/jtm-04local_camels_full_1980.jpg 350w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-04local_camels/6021128-1-eng-US/jtm-04local_camels_full_2475.jpg 350w)
camels
There are many large mammals, including camels, horses, argali sheep, and wild asses, which are a kind of donkey.
horses
Beyond Ulaanbaatar, the horse is still the main means of transportation in Mongolia. Children learn to ride when they are as young as three years old, and Mongols have a reputation for being the best horse riders on Earth.
![young Mongolian man atop a light colored horse](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm_04local_horses/6012241-1-eng-US/jtm_04local_horses_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm_04local_horses/6012241-1-eng-US/jtm_04local_horses_full_990.jpg 990w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm_04local_horses/6012241-1-eng-US/jtm_04local_horses_full_1468.jpg 1468w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm_04local_horses/6012241-1-eng-US/jtm_04local_horses_full_1980.jpg 1600w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm_04local_horses/6012241-1-eng-US/jtm_04local_horses_full_2475.jpg 1600w)
![Mongolia child holding a small gazelle](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm_04local_gazelles/6019619-1-eng-US/jtm_04local_gazelles_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm_04local_gazelles/6019619-1-eng-US/jtm_04local_gazelles_full_990.jpg 500w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm_04local_gazelles/6019619-1-eng-US/jtm_04local_gazelles_full_1468.jpg 500w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm_04local_gazelles/6019619-1-eng-US/jtm_04local_gazelles_full_1980.jpg 500w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm_04local_gazelles/6019619-1-eng-US/jtm_04local_gazelles_full_2475.jpg 500w)
gazelles
Often the caravan passes a herd of hundreds of gazelles. The gazelles sometimes weave back and forth in front of the fastest jeep, even when it’s driving 30 miles per hour. The Mongolians explain the gazelles’ odd behavior as a strategy to avoid being surrounded by a pack of wolves.
![light and dark patterned lizard](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-04local_lizard/6021237-1-eng-US/jtm-04local_lizard_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-04local_lizard/6021237-1-eng-US/jtm-04local_lizard_full_990.jpg 990w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-04local_lizard/6021237-1-eng-US/jtm-04local_lizard_full_1468.jpg 1100w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-04local_lizard/6021237-1-eng-US/jtm-04local_lizard_full_1980.jpg 1100w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/paleontology/going-gobi/gg-02-journey/jtm-04local_lizard/6021237-1-eng-US/jtm-04local_lizard_full_2475.jpg 1100w)
lizards
The most common animals in the Gobi Desert are birds and small lizards.
Image Credits:
camel, courtesy Discovery Channel Online; All other photos, courtesy of AMNH