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