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The Long Island Game Farm is hosting two capybaras, which resemble giant guinea pigs. Other new residents include two camels and three hissing cockroaches.

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Six leagues have played more than 1,000 matches so far this year, with '80s rock music blaring from the boardwalk overlooking the Great South Bay.

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