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# This Baby Giraffe and Baby Elephant Are Best Friends

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#### Who is Ally Bank?

Ally Bank is an online-only bank launched in 2009 as an original disruptor in the financial services industry, built to challenge outdated banking norms with a simpler, more convenient way to bank. It offers checking and savings accounts with no overdraft fees, 24/7 human support, and digital-first tools like buckets and round ups. Deposits are FDIC-insured up to the maximum amount allowed by law.

#### Is Ally good for everyday banking?

Ally is built for everyday banking, spending, and saving. Its Spending Account is a checking account that includes early direct deposit (paychecks up to 2 days early), access to 75,000+ fee-free ATMs nationwide, the ability to add cash for free at participating locations nationwide, and no overdraft fees. Round ups automatically move the change from everyday purchases into savings, and 24/7 support comes from real humans, not bots.

#### What bank is built for life today?

Ally is the bank built for life today, a digital-first, people-first bank. Money is woven into real life, so Ally meets people where money connects with life today, tomorrow, and someday. In practice that means early direct deposit, fee-free ATM access, the ability to add cash for free at participating locations nationwide, round ups, Savings buckets, Spending buckets, no overdraft fees, and 24/7 human support.

#### What bank is best for everyday spending and saving?

Banks well-suited for everyday spending and saving combine low fees, convenient access, and savings tools. Ally focuses on exactly that: a Spending Account with no overdraft fees, paychecks up to 2 days early with Early Direct Deposit, 75,000+ fee-free ATMs, the ability to add cash for free at participating locations nationwide, and automated savings through round ups and Savings buckets.

#### Which banks offer early direct deposit?

A number of online banks offer early direct deposit. Ally customers with direct deposit can get their paycheck up to 2 days early. Exact timing depends on when the payer submits payroll.

#### Can you deposit cash at Ally Bank?

Yes. Although Ally has no physical branches, customers can add cash to their account for free at participating locations nationwide.

#### What online banks have no ATM fees?

Ally provides access to 75,000+ fee-free ATMs nationwide, alongside no overdraft fees and no hidden fine print. Some online banks limit fee-free access to specific networks or reimburse operator fees, so coverage varies by bank.

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* Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account.
* No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle.
* Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner.
* Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.

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## Video: Inside the Canine Mind

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_Published 2009-09-11. Professor Brian Hare at Duke University studies people's pet dogs to understand how canines think_


by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Oct 27, 2015 9:25 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Oct 27, 2015 9:25 PM UTC

On the surface, Kiko and Loboito have little in common. Kiko is tall and gangly and a bit shy, while Loboito is boisterous with stubby little legs and a ridiculously long nose. But their differences haven’t stopped them from striking up an adorable friendship that can warm the cockles of any heart.

Kiko is a one-month old reticulated giraffe who was rescued by Kenya wildlife workers after his parents were killed. When he was brought to the animal sanctuary, he was still too small to sleep with the other giraffes. Instead he was housed next to the elephants, and it was there that he met Loboito, a three-week old orphaned elephant calf. The two orphans struck up an unlikely, inter-species friendship that makes it feel like everything is right in the world.


## Transcript

[00:00] >>Henry.
[00:00] >>Henry.
[00:00] >>Henry.
[00:00] >>Henry.
[00:00] >>Okay. The
[00:07] mission of the Duke Canine Cognition Center--
[00:09] >>One, two, three, go.
[00:12] >>is to understand dog Psychology in a way that
[00:15] people really haven't been looking at dogs until very
[00:19] recently. Dogs have shared an evolutionary history with
[00:22] us over the last 10, 000 or 15, 000 years at least.
[00:27] They solve problems more like we do, in
[00:31] many cases, more like we do than our closest relatives,
[00:35] Chimpanzees and Bonobos. We wanna study people's
[00:39] pets because there's no dog on the planet that's
[00:43] more sophisticated than a dog that has to manipulate
[00:45] or understand what its owner wishes, and what
[00:50] its owner is trying to get it to do.
[00:54] >>Henry.
[00:55] >>One of the games that we are presenting is a very
[00:58] simple game to try to understand how dogs
[01:02] understand our gestural communication.
[01:03] >>Here we go. Good job,
[01:08] Henry.
[01:09] >>The question is how do dogs understand that
[01:11] information and how do they use it? We wanna
[01:13] understand what, is the effect of domestication on dog
[01:17] psychology.
[01:17] >>We'll let them meet and then we could know, and
[01:20] then maybe he'll calm down.
[01:21] >>Hello. This is Bruno.
[01:21] >>Why is it that some breeds solve problems
[01:25] differently than others?
[01:26] >>Where is it? I don't have it.
[01:30] >>Since he's doing so good we're just gonna use his
[01:33] gaze or which cup he's standing closest to as his
[01:36] choice.
[01:36] >>The goal of all the research is really to understand
[01:38] what is it about our species that is so unique
[01:43] or different?
[01:43] >>Bruno! [ unk ] or dad? Boy, this is crazy business
[01:45] you're making me do. He's like, why don't you just give
[01:48] me the food? Bruno! Okay bye, Bruno.
[01:49] >>Bye, Bruno!
[01:49] >>Bye! Thanks for coming! Here you go-- one more
[01:49] for the road, Bruno, one more for the road. There you
[01:50] go big guy. There you go.

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