Love is in the air — and it might stink: It’s skunk mating season

Humans aren’t alone in their shows of affection on Valentine’s Day. And for one species, the search for love is sometimes a smelly affair. Feb. 14, the day that American Homo sapiens devote to consuming cards and candies, happens to fall every year in the heart of the skunk mating season. Eastern U.S. skunks breed from January through mid-March, and the Wildlife Center of Virginia is warning residents to be on the lookout for these...