Do they exist? The word kryptos comes from Greek and means hidden. an rd Gontaining Zoology is always connected with animals. So it comes as no surprise that cryptozoology is, quite literally, the study of hidden animals. This doesn't mean, however, animals that don't want to be seen, but animals that might or might not actually exist. Cryptozoology refers to these animals as"cryptids." Some animals studied by cryptozoologists certainly do exist. The okapi, or short-necked giraffe, and the mountain gorilla are good examples. When they were first seen hy small