Ixoxo leGhost (Heleophryne Purcell) iwuhlobo lwesele elitholakala esifundeni saseNtshonalanga Kapa eNingizimu Afrika, kubandakanya imifudlana namaxhaphozi aseTable Mountain nasezindaweni ezizungezile. Igama “ixoxo lesipoki” livela ekuphaphathekeni, ukubonakala okukhanyayo kwesikhumba sexoxo.
Ixoxo elithi Ghost liyisilwane esihlala emanzini esihlala emanzini esiphakathi nendawo, namaduna amadala afinyelela ku 55 amamilimitha (2.2 amayintshi) ngobude nezinsikazi ezindala ezifika ku 70 amamilimitha (2.8 amayintshi). Lolu hlobo luhlukile ngoba lunamandla okushintsha ukuthungwa kwesikhumba saso sisuke ebushelelezi sibe sibi, kuye ngendawo etholakala kuyo.
Ixoxo eliyiGhost ngokuyinhloko lihamba ebusuku futhi lisebenza ngesikhathi sokupholisa, izinyanga ezimanzi zonyaka. Ingumphakeli ongosomathuba, ukudla izinhlobonhlobo zezilwane ezingenamgogodla njengezinambuzane nezicabucabu. Uhlobo lunesu lokuzalanisa eliyingqayizivele, nezinsikazi zibekela amaqanda azo emhlabeni emachibini amancane noma emifantwini eswakeme, lapho bekhula babe ngonoshobishobi ngaphambi kokuthuthela emifudlaneni eseduze noma ezindaweni ezingamaxhaphozi.
Ixoxo le-Ghost lifakwe ohlwini lwezilwane ezisengozini ngenxa yokulahlekelwa indawo yokuhlala nezinye izinsongo, okuhlanganisa ukucekelwa phansi kanye nokungcoliswa kwezindawo zayo ezihlala emanzini. Imizamo yokulondoloza imvelo ivikela kakhulu futhi iyaqhubeka ukuze kuvikelwe futhi kubuyiselwe uhlobo lwezilwane nendawo ezihlala kuyo, okuhlanganisa nezinyathelo zokuvimbela ukuguguleka nokugcina izinga lamanzi emifudlana yayo namaxhaphozi. Ixoxo le-Ghost liphinde libe yindawo okugxilwe kuyo ocwaningweni ngezici zalo ezihlukile nokuzivumelanisa nezimo futhi liyingxenye ebalulekile yamagugu emvelo namasiko esifunda..