an animal found in the wild only in one area of the world
the Okapi
Okapia johnstoni " discovered " by Europeans in 1901:
Quote: The okapi was not discovered until 1901. Okapia johnstoni, its taxonomic name, honors its native Central African name, as well as the man who ‘discovered’ it, the British explorer Sir Harry Johnston, naturalist, and colonial administrator. Native pygmies in Central Africa had known about this animal, which they thought of as a type of horse, for generations, . . . The okapi is, in fact, a forest-dwelling relative of the giraffe. . . .
The okapi is an animal known to ancient Egyptians. Soon after being discovered by Europeans, an ancient carved okapi image was found in Egypt. Europeans in Africa had for years heard about an animal that they called ‘the African unicorn’ . . .
https://animalia.bio/okapi
This one is at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha Ne