Dog filmed atop the pyramid of Khafre goes viral

Our canine compatriots got a little slice of the limelight last week: A viral video of an Egyptian dog standing on top of the pyramid of Khafre last week left mns around the world asking — how did that dog get up there and why?

The answer: According to co-founder of the American Cairo Animal Rescue Foundation Ibrahim Elbendary, the dog — named Apollo — is part of a pack of around eight dogs that lives atop the Khafre pyramid, the Washington Post reports. While most dogs at the pyramid complex live on the ground, the pack has made the pyramid’s peak its home, Elbendary says.