User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter: World Discussion/@comment-25083735-20190720031910/@comment-26532315-20190720084017

We're not expected to believe anything. Besides, do you know the story of MHW: Iceborne yet? They're going to give us an explanation for that, whether we like it or not. And yes, like Metbert said, the parts we can explore of the locales are limited, which is why the monsters can hide.