{"id":141717,"date":"2024-10-19T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=3f6d7ae298f8be633a67ac421294d465"},"modified":"2024-10-19T17:32:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T07:32:03","slug":"paraglider-captures-unexpected-visitor-at-the-top-of-the-great-pyramid-of-giza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=141717","title":{"rendered":"Paraglider captures unexpected visitor at the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Monday, paraglider Alex Lang was flying high above the Great Pyramid of Giza when he noticed unexpected movement at its peak. To his surprise, it wasn&#8217;t a person, but a dog perched at the top of the ancient monument.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhCFUzW6CYjx6vYNyVDvKv2buvXY8_4FiQyMmfXJL0kXkpgFNHubn2KRFAK5VrHAzvZ_3N47TQdbSjwMgDH87tWHr3jMuvlBcRvTfEt4LhyphenhyphenfSbjp2zAy45OCLaOwb5iNaY_5CDErNLW4H72aj3xVHsUFUY2t4siWDc3mTbGHe_cjlU89Hh-eCEOhtJFHe5g\/s640\/erwf.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"360\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhCFUzW6CYjx6vYNyVDvKv2buvXY8_4FiQyMmfXJL0kXkpgFNHubn2KRFAK5VrHAzvZ_3N47TQdbSjwMgDH87tWHr3jMuvlBcRvTfEt4LhyphenhyphenfSbjp2zAy45OCLaOwb5iNaY_5CDErNLW4H72aj3xVHsUFUY2t4siWDc3mTbGHe_cjlU89Hh-eCEOhtJFHe5g\/w640-h360\/erwf.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Image credit: Alex Lang.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Lang, who recorded the bizarre sighting, described the dog barking and chasing birds from the very summit of the pyramid.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The footage left people both fascinated and confused, wondering how the dog had managed to scale such an immense structure. Some even joked that it might be a manifestation of Anubis, god of funerary practices and care of the dead. However, the main concern was whether the dog could safely make its way back down.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/j81WfTrjbWY?si=iPwF9gzIOdZUyuTb\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Luckily, a few days later, the dog was captured on video making its way down the ancient landmark, appearing calm and unscathed, as if the climb had been no big deal.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgdtQGPDYY_TRCOn567nTL-NWD22pEo3phpaH3hHiwXwJ09egpM8UsDYkmap5OReB0qARcJHCrFSOa_vrOEVB47EzfspIsbEPDahUNUM2WQa1DYyW0KyEuDmduIjEZe29Mxu0CxOdbVpbETo5YajBjNdbqqUh7K8AiNYm3NEKtJcTg2iYv01SbfLpe6AMzf\/s638\/Slide1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"354\" data-original-width=\"638\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgdtQGPDYY_TRCOn567nTL-NWD22pEo3phpaH3hHiwXwJ09egpM8UsDYkmap5OReB0qARcJHCrFSOa_vrOEVB47EzfspIsbEPDahUNUM2WQa1DYyW0KyEuDmduIjEZe29Mxu0CxOdbVpbETo5YajBjNdbqqUh7K8AiNYm3NEKtJcTg2iYv01SbfLpe6AMzf\/w640-h356\/Slide1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Image credit: abcnews.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Link video dog making its way down.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@abcnews\/video\/7427042186371386654\/\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@abcnews\/video\/7427042186371386654\/<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Monday, paraglider Alex Lang was flying high above the Great Pyramid of Giza when he noticed unexpected movement at its peak. 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