Animental by Funtime Magic

A participant is instructed to shuffle 8 cards picturing 8 different animals and to think of one of them. Performer now randomly taps the face down cards, as the participant mentally spells the name. Magically, the magician ends up correctly stopping at the selected card!

Although based on an old spelling effect, the use of cards which can be shuffled by a volunteer before and after his selection makes this a baffling mystery.