Strays have their day afer Egypt's pyramid-scaling dog goes viral

Beneath the blazing Egyptian sun, crowds at the Giza Pyramids gazed up at the ancient wonders, but some had their eyes peeled for a new attraction.

- Manna Farouk

"There he is," one Polish tourist told his wife as they spotted a dog perched on one of the stones.

They were talking about Apollo, a stray who became an overnight sensation last month after being filmed scaling the Great Pyramid of Khafre, one of the seven wonders of the world.

The viral footage, captured by American paragliding enthusiast Alex Lang and shared online by his friend Marshall Mosher, showed Apollo fearlessly climbing the 136m monument, barking at birds from the summit.

"He was acting like a king," Lang said.

As news of Apollo"s daring climb spread worldwide, interest grew in the dogs who have long made their homes among the ancient stones.