Can baby rabbits bound in a straight line?

[Baitball Blogger]

Here's the thing. It was dark and I was coming home. As I approached the driveway, something smallish, about the size of an adult rat bounded in front of my car. It made a dash across the road. Except, I know for a fact it was no rat. There was no snout and there was no rubbery tail, or no tail at all. The belly was white, but the body was dark, almost black. Most of the rabbits around here are a woodland brownish color. The ears were rounded, as you would expect to see in a baby rabbit.

Although it was making good headway across the road, it was still slow by adult rat standards. I noticed it bounded in a straight line. It could have been "hopping", but it went across in a very straight line.

Do baby rabbits have the agility to move this quickly in the first week or two of life?

[Chan790]

1. Not that young but within a few months and around the same size. n/t

[Arkansas Granny]

2. When I was a kid, we raised rabbits for a time.

They develop much faster and at an earlier age than kittens and puppies. Maybe it's because they are a prey animal and their flight instincts kick in very early on.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. This one had distinct markings.

I don't think I'll have trouble recognizing it as it grows older.