▁the ▁in verte br ates , ▁Brit t any ▁is ▁not ably ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁esc arg ot ▁de ▁Qu imper , ▁the ▁fresh water ▁p ear l ▁muss el ▁and ▁the ▁white - cla wed ▁c ray fish . ▁The ▁larger ▁Bre ton ▁m amm als ▁died ▁out ▁during ▁the ▁modern ▁period , ▁including ▁the ▁w olf . ▁Today , ▁m amm als ▁of ▁note ▁include ▁ro e ▁de er , ▁wild ▁bo ar , ▁fo xes , ▁har es ▁and ▁several ▁species ▁of ▁bat . ▁ ▁Brit t any ▁is ▁widely ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁Bre ton ▁horse , ▁a ▁local ▁bre ed ▁of ▁draft ▁horse , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Brit t any ▁gun ▁dog . ▁The ▁region ▁also ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁bre eds ▁of ▁cattle , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁br ink ▁of ▁ext inction : ▁the ▁Bre ton ne ▁Pie ▁No ir , ▁the ▁From ent ▁du ▁Lé on , ▁the ▁Arm or ican ▁and ▁the ▁N anta ise . ▁ ▁The ▁Bre ton ▁for ests , ▁d unes , ▁mo or lands ▁and ▁mar sh es ▁are ▁home ▁to ▁several ▁icon ic ▁plants , ▁such ▁as ▁en demic ▁c ist us , ▁a ster ▁and ▁lin aria ▁vari eties , ▁the ▁horses ho e ▁v etch ▁and ▁the ▁lot us ▁mar it im us . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Brit t any ▁has ▁the ▁same ▁education ▁system ▁as ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁France . ▁As ▁in ▁other ▁French ▁regions , ▁formal ▁education ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century