LONA – joyest, ki parrandaho va hayvonhoi digar baroi parvarishi nasl va bazan juy panohgoh mesozand. Lonaro ba zaboni russi «Gnezdo» va ba zaboni anglisi «nest» menomand. Lonai hayvonho khele gunogun ast: masalan Lonai hashtpoyho chuqurchai bo sang ihotashuda, tortanakho pillai az tor boftashuda, zanburho chashmaki az khok bo luobi dahon chasponidashuda, qurboqqa naychai az barg pechonidashuda va gayra meboshad.
Lonai murgshaklho va loykhurak chuqurchai oddiest, ki az bargu shokhchahoi rastani sokhta shudaast. Lonai yohu az tudai boqimondai rastaniho, ki mobaynash novshakl ast, iborat meboshad. Bisyor parrandaho Lonai mustahkami jomshakl mesozand. Lonai baze parrandaho rosti sharmonand, bayzashakl yo kolbashakl buda, az pahlu yo intnhoi darozruya surokh dorand. Masoleh va joi Lonasozii parrandaho niz gunogun ast. Masalan faroshturuk kulukhchahoi loyro bo luobi dahon payvand karda Lona mesozad. Lonai baze dosakhoi tropikii tamoman az luobi dahoni dar havo sakhtshuda iborat ast.
Az shirkhurho bisyortar khoyandaho Lona mesozand. Bisyorii hayvonho Lonaro tanho mesozand. Lonai koloniali (umumi) ba zanburho, murchaho, termitho va gayra khosand. Lonahoi onho asosan vase va murakkab (bisyorqabata va bisyorkhonagi) meshavand. Bazan dar hayvonho lonasozii omekhta (masalan dar murchahoi jangalii bur va simbiozi yo ki dar terminho va murchaho) niz duchor meshavad.
Odatan Lona ba muddati yak mavsimi inkishof khizmat mekunad, vale termitho, zanburho, murchaho, inchunin parrandahoi kalon Lonai khudro yakchand sol istifoda mebarand. Lonai yak qator hayvonho (sanjob, ondatra, miri mushon, gunjishkho va gayra) juy panohgoh khizmat mekunand.