Skip to main content
Withdrawn
Edit position
Edit position

No position recorded yet. Picking a shelf here sets the manual override.

Life in cold blood
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

Life in cold blood

by David Attenborough

This book explores the evolutionary history, diverse behaviours, and survival strategies of reptiles and amphibians. It examines the colourful variety of these ancient creatures, challenging the myth that they are merely primitive killers to reveal their complex lives.

Accession 21698 ISBN 9780563539223 Publisher British Broadcasting Corporation
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
Life in cold blood spine
Life in cold blood cover
Live
No live
No live
Life in cold blood spine
No live
Life in cold blood cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Animals Biology Evolution Life Nature Science
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
False
position_updated_at
never
orientation
unknown
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
No location history available for this book.
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-06-05 14:51 (5 days, 3 hours ago)

Identity

name→ title
Life in cold blood
vernon_id
31982
accession_no→ accession_number
21698
vernon_slug
life-in-cold-blood-david-attenborough

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
Stored
location_name
MPR/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
Stored
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
9780563539223

Descriptive

production_date
2008
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes only.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
David Attenborough
tags→ tags
Vertebrates, Chordata, Animals, Salamanders, Amphibians, Snakes, Squamata, Reptiles, Lizards
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
38062

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "life-in-cold-blood-david-attenborough"
"opacObjectId": "31982"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "38062"
"cssColors": [5 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "a9a9a9"
"hue": 0
"rank": 1
"presence": 14.85
"colorName": "darkgray"
"lightness": 66
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dark gray"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "000000"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 59.39
"colorName": "black"
"lightness": 0
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "black"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "778899"
"hue": 210
"rank": 3
"presence": 6.36
"colorName": "lightslategray"
"lightness": 53
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 14
"formattedColorName": "light slate gray"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "696969"
"hue": 0
"rank": 4
"presence": 8.72
"colorName": "dimgray"
"lightness": 41
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dim gray"
"[4]": {9 keys}
"hex": "2e8b57"
"hue": 146
"rank": 5
"presence": 9.76
"colorName": "seagreen"
"lightness": 36
"colorGroup": "green"
"saturation": 50
"formattedColorName": "sea green"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "bac0a6"
"hue": 73
"rank": 1
"presence": 14.85
"lightness": 70
"saturation": 17
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "0d100b"
"hue": 96
"rank": 2
"presence": 59.39
"lightness": 5
"saturation": 18
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "7d9f88"
"hue": 139
"rank": 3
"presence": 6.36
"lightness": 55
"saturation": 15
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "646c5c"
"hue": 90
"rank": 4
"presence": 8.72
"lightness": 39
"saturation": 7
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "41684d"
"hue": 138
"rank": 5
"presence": 9.76
"lightness": 33
"saturation": 23
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "6b7a96"
"hue": 219
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.86
"lightness": 50
"saturation": 16
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "9b3e3b"
"hue": 1
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.05
"lightness": 41
"saturation": 44
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 55
"score": 87.19
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Reptile"
"imageLabelId": 68
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 4
"score": 86.08
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Iguania"
"imageLabelId": 1191
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 2122
"score": 85.77
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Organism"
"imageLabelId": 33
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 2
"score": 82.18
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Lizard"
"imageLabelId": 1975
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 971
"score": 80.7
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Terrestrial plant"
"imageLabelId": 193
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 1442
"score": 79.34
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Adaptation"
"imageLabelId": 43
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 15
"score": 79.31
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Scaled reptile"
"imageLabelId": 978
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 508
"score": 78.92
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Terrestrial animal"
"imageLabelId": 244
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 829
"score": 78.7
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Grass"
"imageLabelId": 119
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 2
"score": 77.41
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Common chameleon"
"imageLabelId": 1976
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/24617/4d3b12fb1105fe626b2f39496affa310098f616a.jpg"
"width": "561"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/24617/4d3b12fb1105fe626b2f39496affa310098f616a.jpg"
"width": "281"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/24617/4d3b12fb1105fe626b2f39496affa310098f616a.jpg"
"width": "25"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/24617/4d3b12fb1105fe626b2f39496affa310098f616a.jpg"
"width": "105"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/24617/4d3b12fb1105fe626b2f39496affa310098f616a.jpg"
"width": "53"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/24617/4d3b12fb1105fe626b2f39496affa310098f616a.jpg"
"width": "842"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 1.3083415
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "21698"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Life in cold blood / David Attenborough"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "Life in cold blood / David Attenborough"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Attenborough, David"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "2008"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "2008-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "2008-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes only."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Stored"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"Stored""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "MPR/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Signed Collection/Special Collections/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Signed Collection/Special Collections/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "London/England"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "British Broadcasting Corporation"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "288 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Includes index."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "9780563539223"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "597 ATT"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "<ND,RNU>Tambour 07/Library Stack/Zone 1/Ground/Moonah Offices & Storage"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [5 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Amphibians/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Amphibians/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Lizards/Squamata/Reptiles/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Lizards/Squamata/Reptiles/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Reptiles/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Reptiles/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Salamanders/Amphibians/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Salamanders/Amphibians/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals""
"[4]": {2 keys}
"value": "Snakes/Squamata/Reptiles/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Snakes/Squamata/Reptiles/Vertebrates/Chordata/Animals""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "david-attenborough"
"title": "David Attenborough"
"relatedRecordId": "11291"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes