Coconut Crabs Eat Everything from Kittens to, Maybe, Amelia Earhart According to one theory, Earhart did not drown in the Pacific but instead crashed on the remote Nikumaroro atoll, where she was ...

What happened to Amelia Earhart and her plane? One theory says she crashed on an island in the Pacific, died, and was eaten by crabs.

The coconut crab’s incredible strength and sense of smell have led to speculation that the species might be behind the disappearance of American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.

If you read about coconut crabs, you might come across this alleged factoid: the massive arthropods may have stolen the remains of Amelia Earhart and hidden them in their burrows. But where does ...

Colossal crabs may hold clue to Amelia Earhart fate Does the secret of the famed aviator’s disappearance lie in the underground haunts of the world’s largest land invertebrate?

According to this unproven theory, coconut crabs on the island of Nikumaroro may have come upon Earhart's body after she crash-landed and dismembered her remains.

It involves Amelia Earhart — the famous pilot whose demise is the subject of great academic debate — and some giant, bloodthirsty coconut crabs.

One theory is that Amelia Earhart's remains were eaten by a 3-foot long crab with claws so powerful it can crack open a coconut.

One frequent theory is that Earhart’s remains may have been eaten by coconut crabs, a 3-foot-long crab with claws so powerful, it can crack open a coconut.

Coconut crabs are omnivorous and have been known to eat and scatter the bones of their prey when they return to the burrows. Is this what happened to Amelia Earhart? Image Credit: KYTan/Shutterstock.