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In a shocking event, a paraglider caught a bizarre scene of a dog roaming at the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza, leaving him and those who saw it in the video puzzled as to how the animal managed to climb such a height.

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The jaw-dropping footage of the dog was shared on social media and it soon went viral. The visuals of the video showed that the canine somehow managed to scale what at one point in time was the tallest human-built structure for nearly 4,000 years.

The dog was caught by paraglider Alex Lang when he passed by the 455ft Great Pyramid, which is the largest among the three pyramids in Giza, Egypt on October 14.

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The video uploaded by Lang was reshared by adventure athlete Marshall Mosher, who had more than 592,300 likes on Instagram.

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Here's how social media reacted to the video

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"If he [the dog]pees there, all Egypt belongs to him," wrote one Instagram user.

"Not a dog. That is the Egyptian God Anubis. He is considered the guide of the dead in the afterlife and the protector of the tombs. That's why it is over the pyramid," wrote another.

"I wonder how long it took him. I want him to come down and get some water," commented a third user.

It remains unknown how the dog climbed above the pyramid and how it was eventually brought down.

After the video was circulated on Instagram, a user shared it on X with the caption, "Dog spotted hanging out on the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt."

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A lot of reactions also poured on X.

"The man who filmed the incident from his powered paraglider says the dog was barking at birds," said a user.

"The Great Pyramid of Giza is a whopping 450 feet tall meaning the dog had to take a long hike to the top," another user added.

"That's his pyramid now. He conquered it," wrote a third user.

"Sometimes you just gotta climb the highest hill and bark at some birds, man," joked a fourth user.

"Those blocks are BIG. That's a crazy climb for a dog. I'm not convinced," commented a fifth user.

(With inputs from agencies)