Rana was waiting at the fence for the piece of spiky jackfruit that she knew Scott had with him. The sanctuary elephants are highly perceptive of the caregivers’ whereabouts on the property. With their superior senses of hearing and smell, they likely know where the caregivers are even when they can’t see them. They know that the sound of the 4-wheeler approaching means that some tasty food might be on its way, but it’s likely that they can smell it coming, too. In fact, research has shown that elephants can even “count” the food smells, so they might be able to tell just how many goodies Scott is bringing their way.

Jackfruit has a strong smell that is often described as sickeningly sweet or even slightly rotten, so it wouldn’t be surprising if Rana knew this was coming as soon as it left the kitchen.

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