text_original: It was some seconds before the spectators could recover from surprise at an incident so curious, though it was one that may often be witnessed by those who wander among the wild crags of the Himalayas  where combats between the males of the ibex, the tahir, the burrell or Himalayan wild sheep, and also the rams of the gigantic _Ovis ammon_, are of common occurrence.
text_transcription: IT WAS SOME SECONDS BEFORE THE SPECTATORS COULD RECOVER FROM SURPRISE AT AN INCIDENT SO CURIOUS THOUGH IT WAS ONE THAT MAY OFTEN BE WITNESSED BY THOSE WHO WANDER AMONG THE WILD CRACKS OF THE HIMALAYAS WHERE COMBATS BETWEEN THE MALES OF THE IBEX THE TA HARE THE BOREL OR HIMALAYAN WILD SHEEP AND ALSO THE RAMS OF THE GIGANTIC ALWAYS UNKNOWN ARE OF COMMON OCCURRENCE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz sˌʌm sˈɛkəndz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə spɛktˈeɪɾɚz kʊd ɹᵻkˈʌvɚ fɹʌm sɚpɹˈaɪz æɾ ɐn ˈɪnsɪdənt sˌoʊ kjˈʊɹɹiəs, ðˌoʊ ɪt wʌz wˈʌn ðæt mˈeɪ ˈɔfən biː wˈɪtnəst baɪ ðoʊz hˌuː wˈɔndɚɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ðə wˈaɪld kɹˈæɡz ʌvðə hˌɪməlˈeɪəz wˌɛɹ kˈɑːmbæts bᵻtwˌiːn ðə mˈeɪlz ʌvðɪ ˈaɪbɛks, ðə tˈæhɪɹ, ðə bˈɜːɹəl ɔːɹ hˌɪməlˈeɪən wˈaɪld ʃˈiːp, ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə ɹˈæmz ʌvðə dʒaɪɡˈæntɪk ˈoʊvɪs ˈæmən, ɑːɹ ʌv kˈɑːmən əkˈɜːɹəns.