Humpback whales take more mature approach to mating

Researchers have found that humpback whales clearly exhibit 'age-related sexual selection', with older males fathering more offspring than younger aspirants

Male humpbacks use singing and elaborate breaching to impress females.

Maids when you’re young never wed an old man - The Dubliners

Wild ‘maids’ seldom heed the message of the popular song. They tend to choose mature males, rather than younger ones, as sexual partners. That makes good sense. Older individuals have better credentials. They will have endured ‘the slings and arrows of outrageous Fortune’, and survived. Their genes offer a better catch.