Adam and the Arkonauts

Brilliant young biologist Dr Seth Forest travels to South America with his wife and son, determined to solve the greatest mystery of the natural world, the secret of communicating with animals. He cracks the code, but his triumph is short-lived when his wife is kidnapped by the evil Professor Scabelax. Now the Doctor and his son Adam (who is fluent in many animal languages) sail the world searching for her.
Then they receive news that a woman matching her description left a letter with authorities in a city on the other side of the world. Unknown to Adam and the Doctor, Scabelax has lured them to the city to complete his terrible plan for world domination. A spectacular finale awaits…