This week, answers to readers’ questions about what to say to your Wall Street acquaintances about their misfortunes, clingy casual relationships and more.

After the Animal Medical Center auction ends on Nov. 18, three pets will live architecturally privileged lives.

Mary Hodder has begun sending Tweets from cats; bloggers comment

This simple story about a cat presents an elusive concept rooted in Taoism and Zen Buddhism.

The lion is one of the world’s most charismatic carnivores. In a new study, researchers provide insights into the genetic structure and history of lion populations. Their work refutes the hypothesis that African lions consist of a single, randomly breeding population. It also indicates the importance of preserving populations in decline as opposed to prioritizing larger-scale conservation efforts.

The world’s rarest big cat is alive and well. At least one of them, that is, according to researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society who captured and released a female Far Eastern leopard in Russia last week.