Video of a dog climbing Egypt’s second largest pyramid goes viral

Video of a stray dog ​​spotted at the top of the famous 136-meter-high Pyramid of Khafre near Cairo in Egypt has gone viral on social media.

The video, taken by an American paraglider named Marshall Mosher as he flew over the Giza pyramids at sunrise last week, showed the dog after climbing the country’s second-largest pyramid.

In the video, which has been viewed millions of times and made headlines around the world, the dog appeared to be happy playing and jumping around while barking at birds.

The action sports athlete filmed another video the following day when he returned to the same location to rescue the dog, but to his surprise, the dog was no longer there.

Mosher later shared another piece of footage, apparently taken by another adventurer, that showed a similar-looking stray dog ​​safely climbing the pyramid.

It was not immediately clear whether the two clips were of the same dog. Since then, more and more tourists have come to the Giza Plateau, where the pyramids are located, in the hope of finding the dog.

Shortly afterwards, Egyptian government officials were quoted by news outlets as saying that stray dogs living in the area were regularly vaccinated and inspected by the central veterinary authority to ensure the safety of tourists in the area.

Tourism is one of Egypt’s main sources of income and foreign exchange. Between January and June this year, the country attracted over seven million tourists, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced in July.

The over 4,000 ancient pyramids of Giza are among the world’s greatest tourist attractions, while the largest of them, Khufu, is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Scientists, aerologists and engineers still debate how the Giza pyramids were built.