A video by a paraglider went viral earlier this month as it showed a dog on top of Egypt’s Giza pyramid.
As OGN reported on 18 October, Alex Lang was soaring above the 455ft Great Pyramid when he noticed movement on its apex - and filmed what he saw. The dog had scaled what was once the tallest human-built structure for around 4,000 years in order to, it would seem, provide a better opportunity to bark at birds.
There was quite a bit of concern that the dog had got itself stuck up there but the good news is that there is or was no need to worry. The dog did indeed get itself down (see video below).
He is fine and cared for by the American Cairo Animal Rescue Foundation. Ibrahim Elbendary, co-founder of the organisation, recognised the dog from the video as three-year-old Apollo, one of eight dogs in a pack that lives on the upper reaches of the pyramid he was spotted on, reported The Washington Post.
Many strays live at the pyramid complex, but Apollo’s mother Laika climbed towards the top of the structure as she likely felt safer there, said Mr Elbendary. Apollo and its siblings now live there, climbing to the top regularly to hunt birds.
Vicki Brown, co-founder of the American Cairo Animal Rescue Foundation, said their organisation looks after the animals that live in the pyramid complex and elsewhere, providing them with food, water, medical care and assisting with adoptions.
Here's the video of Apollo deftly descending the massive structure...