Report Abuse. This isn't quite exact, but 1/4 cup of butter (so a half stick if you're in the US) is 57 grams according to the conversion chart from allrecipes below. So use just a slightly heavy 1/4 cup or 1/2 stick. By the way, a 1/4 cup is 4 Tablespoons.
Normally, this species is 57 to 95 cm (23â37 in) long, not counting a tail of 35â45 cm (14â18 in). The female is shorter than the male. The otter's average body weight is 7 to 12 kg (15.4â26.4 lbs), although occasionally a large old male may reach up to 17 kg (37 lbs). The record-sized specimen, reported by a reliable source but not verified, weighed over 24 kg (53 lbs).
Sea otters are not just cute animals swimming and splashing carefree offshore. They are a keystone species, essential to the ecosystem, and they are facing some serious threats! Sea otters naturally thrive in nearshore habitats. They eat 40 plus different types of species such as clams, urchins, and snails. The animals that they prey on devour kelp forests. Therefore, sea otters are crucial to maintaining kelp forest levels, which provide cover and food for many marine animals.