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Kilograms would be used to measure the mass of an elephant.
Depending on the size of the feather - grams or milligrams.
Gram.
A MILLIGRAM* is one-thousandth of a gram. A gram is a unit of measurement used to measure the mass of an object.
Spring scales measure the the weight of an object or a pulling force. The scientific unit used is the Newton, the unit of force. In day to day use, the units used are often pounds, kilos, ounces, grams. It should be noted that a spring scale does not measure mass. Mass is a measure of the amount of a substance or object where as the weight is the downward force applied to an object due to gravity. The spring scale only ever measures force, never mass.