according to the th 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 th anniversary even though the th anniversary was back in