text_original: "With regard to the animal now before, or rather above us," continued Karl, "it differs very little from others of the same family; and as both its appearance and habits have been very ably described by a noted sportsman, who was also an accomplished naturalist, I cannot do better than quote his description: since it gives almost every detail that is yet authentically known of the Himalayan ibex.
text_transcription: WITH REGARD TO THE ANIMAL NOW BEFORE OR RATHER ABOVE US CONTINUED KARL IT DIFFERS VERY LITTLE FROM OTHERS OF THE SAME FAMILY AND AS BOTH ITS APPEARANCE AND HABITS HAVE BEEN VERY ABLY DESCRIBED BY A NOTED SPORTSMAN WHO WAS ALSO AN ACCOMPLISHED NATURALIST I CANNOT DO BETTER THAN QUOTE HIS DESCRIPTION SINCE IT GIVES ALMOST EVERY DETAIL THAT IS YET AUTHENTICALLY KNOWN OF THE HIMALIAN IBEX
phonemes: "wɪð ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tə ðɪ ˈænɪməl nˈaʊ bᵻfˈɔːɹ, ɔːɹ ɹˈæðɚɹ əbˈʌv ˌʌs," kəntˈɪnjuːd kˈɑːɹl, "ɪt dˈɪfɚz vˈɛɹi lˈɪɾəl fɹʌm ˈʌðɚz ʌvðə sˈeɪm fˈæmɪli; ænd æz bˈoʊθ ɪts ɐpˈɪɹəns ænd hˈæbɪts hɐvbɪn vˈɛɹi ˈeɪbli dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ ɐ nˈoʊɾᵻd spˈɔːɹtsmən, hˌuː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐn ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃt nˈætʃɚɹəlˌɪst, aɪ kænˈɑːt dˈuː bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn kwˈoʊt hɪz dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən: sˈɪns ɪt ɡˈɪvz ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɛvɹi diːtˈeɪl ðæt ɪz jˈɛt ɔːθˈɛntɪkli nˈoʊn ʌvðə hˌɪməlˈeɪən ˈaɪbɛks.