According to the 20th Anniversary Plush that I recently bought, it says on the tag that Lotsa Heart is a female ("Her real strength is perseverance. She never gives up and helps others to hang in there when things aren't going well.")Maybe they made a mistake, but I checked the store and all Lotsa Heart Elephant plushies that were being sold said they were female insde the tags. By the way, just to let you know, the store I bought this at was selling Care Bear stuff that was from the 20th anniversary, even though the 20th anniversary was back in 2003.