They don’t show videos of the ones who run off crippled is probably one of the reasons. I doubt any of those animals hit at long range would drop any faster if hit the same from a shorter distance
There is some evidence that bullets heat up significantly the longer they are in flight, as in what Hornady found when testing long-range BC and noting that the plastic tips on their bullets melted at ranges typical of longer range shots. I've noticed that bullets like Bergers seem to do more damage at longer distances, rather than shorter. That could be because their temperature is several hundred degrees, and they are softer. I don't know, but I've experienced and seen it quite a bit.
