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Down boy! Moment dog casually descends 480ft Giza pyramid after paraglider spotted the hound barking at birds on top of the ancient landmark

This is the astonishing moment a dog who made headlines this week when it was spotted loitering near the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza was seen casually descending the landmark.

A clip shows the pup racing down the side of the pyramid, which stands at 481 feet, as he casually navigates the large chunks of limestone.

The incredible moment was caught on camera on Wednesday by a tour guide, Lauren Rathvon, who shared the footage online. 

‘I saw this dog climbing down the Great Pyramid in Giza like it was nothing!’, she said.

‘It’s just a hop, skip, and a jump for them.’

A dog who made headlines this week when it was spotted loitering near the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza was seen casually descending the landmark

A clip shows the pup racing down the side of the pyramid

The dog did not appear to struggle on his way down

She joked: ‘It’s [a] good place to get away from the crowds!’

It comes after jaw-dropping footage captured on Monday showed paraglider Alex Lang soaring above the Great Pyramid when he noticed movement on its apex. 

Zooming into the small flat space at the top of the brick structure, viewers were stunned to see that it was a dog roaming around.

Following the surprising find atop the ancient landmark, Lang said the pooch had been barking at the birds flying overhead when he spotted the animal.

It was not immediately clear how the small dog managed to get to the top of the giant pyramid, or how long it had been up there for. 

It comes after paraglider Alex Lang filmed the structure as he flew above it before zooming into an animal that had astonishingly made its way to the very top

The canine could be seen roaming around on top of the pyramid

Many social media users were blown away by how the small animal had scaled the giant ancient landmark

Lang was soaring above the 455ft Great Pyramid of Giza on October 14 when he spotted movement on top of the monument

The Egyptian landmark was built more than 4,500 years ago and is one of the top global tourist hotspots, named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Today, the Great Pyramid is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, protected and preserved through ongoing restoration efforts. 

Climbing the Great Pyramid of Giza, or any of the 118 Egyptian pyramids, is illegal.

To swipe a chance at seeing what is on top of the landmark, many tourists often take paragliding tours of the structures, but they do not often see canines up there.

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