Paragliders are accustomed to experiencing amazing aerial views of some of the most well-known ancient sites in the world as they soar high into the sky. However, dogs aren’t typically seen loitering on the landmarks.
Earlier this week, US paraglider Marshall Mosher and his fellow flyers saw the unusual sight of a stray hound enjoying views around the peak of one of the ancient wonders while flying above Egypt’s iconic Great Pyramids at daybreak.
Mosher told CNN Travel, “We noticed something running back and forth on top of the pyramid.” “Someone mistook it for a mountain lion.”
The second-tallest pyramid in the world, Khafre is off-limits to people. The intrepid travelers swiftly seized their phones and used them to zoom in to the top of the tower, where they saw a dog that appeared to be chasing some birds at the top of the 448-foot (136-meter) edifice.
Mosher remembers being a little worried. He reasoned, “Maybe he was stuck up there.” But his concerns quickly subsided.
He joked, “Unless he found some secret portal that helped him teleport to the top of the pyramids, if he got himself up, he can get himself down.”
They flew over the pyramid again the following day, hoping to check if the dog was still there, but they were unsuccessful. But, a different explorer captured on camera what looked to be the same dog making its way down the pyramid without incident.
Hundreds of stray dogs roam the Pyramids complex; some are frequently spotted around the base, but it’s unknown if this animal was the same, according to Mosher. In order to assist these stray animals in finding safer, less adventurous homes, the paraglider claims he is actively searching for animal shelters in Cairo.
Social media users rapidly became obsessed with the dog footage, and Mosher’s initial Instagram post amassed millions of views in a single night.
Even though Mosher has been producing footage for a while, the amount of interest in the dog’s journey caught him off guard. He remarked, “I thought the news about the chance to fly over the pyramids was pretty interesting, but nobody cares about that.”
A few internet critics have linked the dog to Anubis, the deity of the dead from ancient Egypt, who is sometimes shown as a man with a jackal head.
As part of an annual flying event hosted by Sky One Egypt, Mosher routinely paraglides above the Great Pyramids of Giza, providing a new perspective on the famous landmark.
“I understand the dog’s want to go up there. He declared, “It’s unquestionably the best view for a street dog in Cairo that I know of.”
