Feeding ecology of carnivorous mammals is highly diverse. It is generally accepted, however, that most primarily employ one of three hunting strategies: pursuit predation, pounce/pursuit predation or ambush predation. Knowledge of how morphology and hunting type relate to each other is imperative for our understanding of the feeding ecology of extinct carnivores. Here, we offer a first insight into the relationship between trabecular structure in the distal humerus of carnivorous mammals and their respective hunting types. We analyse μCT-scans with the aim of uncovering morphological correlates to behavioural strategies. Our findings are then compared to results for the extinct thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) to infer its likely hunting behaviour. Results suggest habitual loading of the distal humerus related to hunting type. Higher values in degree of anisotropy (DA) are uncovered for ambush predators and lower values for pounce/pursuit and pursuit predators respectively. DA remains largely unaffected by phylogeny and body mass, pointing to a functional signal. Employing our methodology to the extinct thylacine reveals an overlap with extant pounce/pursuit predators, suggesting a pouncing behaviour.