Watch barefoot man chase escaped camel down motorway in Abu Dhabi

Run Forest, run…

The camel puts distance between itself and the man

You couldn’t make it up: a man has been spotted chasing after a camel down the middle of a busy motorway in Abu Dhabi.

In scenes that look like something from a Carry On movie, the poor guy was filmed trying to get hold of the escaped camel as it galloped away down the road.

Despite the man’s commendable athletic efforts, the camel manages to put distance between itself and its pursuer as it spirits away.

It appears that the man lost his shoes during the pursuit, which was captured by a motorist in a passing car.

British teaching assistant Ellie Long caught the bizarre sight on video while driving along with her family in the UAE.

The video quickly went viral and has garnered 75,503 views – and counting – after Ellie shared the video on Facebook last Thursday.

Underneath the post Ellie wrote, “Only in abu dhabi lol” - it kind of makes us wish we had camels in the UK…