Secretly Incredibly Fascinating - BONUS SHOW 183: "Did Crabs Eat Amelia Earhart?"
This is the bonus show for Episode 183! (Crabs)
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore the obviously incredibly fascinating topic of the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the recent possible discovery of her plane, and the strongest reasons for and against a theory that land crabs devoured her.
RESEARCH SOURCES:
Coconut Crabs Eat Everything from Kittens to, Maybe, Amelia Earhart (Smithsonian SmartNews)
Colossal crabs may hold clue to Amelia Earhart fate (National Geographic)
Explorers think they've found Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane. Not everyone's convinced (CBC Radio)
Sonar image shows anomaly that could be Amelia Earhart’s plane (CNN)
Has Amelia Earhart’s plane really been found? 6 key things to know (National Geographic)
New York-to-Paris Flight (Minnesota Historical Society)
BiologyDictionary.net entry for Detritivore
Boeing door plug blowout highlights a possible crisis of competence − an aircraft safety expert explains (The Conversation)
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